Union NewsAfter 13 months of negotiations and over 3 weeks on the strike line, more than 1,500 graduate and teaching assistants of the University of Illinois Chicago Graduate Employees Organization (UIC-GEO) […]
A Message from John Coli, Jr., Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters Local 727: While today may be Equal Pay Day—the day that marks how far into 2019 an average woman has to […]
The average woman earns just 80 cents to the dollar a man makes for the same work. Equal Pay Day will be observed tomorrow, April 2nd. This date indicates the […]
During yesterday’s March general membership meeting, Teamsters Local 727 members enthusiastically applauded Secretary-Treasurer John Coli, Jr.’s announcement of the Union’s endorsement of Lori Lightfoot for Mayor of the City […]
Chicago Symphony Orchestra musicians, represented by the Chicago Federation of Musicians, have now been on strike for 18 days. Click the link below to sign the CFM’s petition and support […]
Brookfield Zoo Chicago Negotiations Begin with the Zoo Making Punitive, Insulting Proposals
Today marked the first day of contract negotiations between Teamsters Local 727 and Brookfield Zoo. The Union began prepared to discuss the dangerous understaffing and the Zoo’s continued insistence to […]
Teamsters Local 727 Stands in Solidarity with All Striking Workers
Teamsters Local 727 would like to express solidarity with all workers participating in the General Strike today declared in protest of the extrajudicial killings of American Citizens and those on […]
Weingarten Rights: What are they? Weingarten Rights are legal protections for unionized employees established by a 1975 U.S. Supreme Court decision ensuring they have the right to union representation during […]
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