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CVS Management Threatens Teamster Pharmacists During Bargaining, Union to File Unfair Labor Practice Charges

Representatives of CVS threatened “to do things that would be to the detriment of pharmacists” after Teamsters Local 727 would not agree to the company’s regressive proposals during contract negotiations…

Security and Fire Safety Officer Understaffing Could Lead to Labor Dispute at Navy Pier

July 19, 2016 For Immediate Release Contact Maggie Jenkins, (847) 696-7500 Union Fighting Unfair Labor Practices, Threats to Replace Officers CHICAGO — Unfair labor practices coupled with concerns over understaffing…

Teamsters Increase Strike Benefits

Increase Follows Unanimous Vote by Delegates to the 29th International Convention International Brotherhood of Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa and General Secretary-Treasurer Ken Hall on July 12 announced that strike…

Pepsi Membership Ratifies New Four-Year Contract

Pepsi members voted by a 3-to-2 margin to ratify the company’s revised four-year contract offer, which includes retroactive wage increases, merged language, improved health care and more stringent job protections…

Steward Spotlight: CDT Customer Service Rep Janice Roberts

When Teamsters Local 727 steward Janice Roberts began working at Cook DuPage Transportation in 2006, she thought it would be a short stop on her post-retirement road. “I planned to…