Union News

May Day is a Day for Celebration and Reflection

A Message from John Coli, Jr., Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters Local 727: Today we celebrate May Day, or International Workers’ Day, that has its origins right here in Chicago. On May…

Read the Teamsters Local 727 Spring 2019 Member Newsletter Now!

Teamsters Local 727 has kicked off 2019 on a high-note! Catch up on the Union's recent victories, check out photos of Local 727 in action, and read a special message from…

UIC Graduate Workers Ratify New Contract after a 3+ Week Strike

After 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)…

Local 727 Fights to Make Every Day Equal Pay Day

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…

Wear RED Tomorrow to Show Your Support for Pay Equality

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…