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Local 727 Bargaining Committee Presents Revised Contract Offer Based on Osco Pharmacists’ Feedback

Local 727 Bargaining Committee Presents Revised Contract Offer Based on Osco Pharmacists’ Feedback

| June 14, 2016

After spending the last week gathering feedback from Osco pharmacists, the Teamsters Local 727 Bargaining Committee resumed federal mediation Tuesday and presented a revised last, best and final contract offer […]

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Steward Spotlight: CDT Customer Service Rep Janice Roberts

Steward Spotlight: CDT Customer Service Rep Janice Roberts

| June 14, 2016

When Local 727 steward Janice Roberts began working at CDT in 2006, she thought it would be a short stop on her post-retirement road. “I planned to be here two years and I’ve stayed 10,” Roberts said with a laugh.

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Brookfield Zoo Members Ratify New Five-Year Contract

Brookfield Zoo Members Ratify New Five-Year Contract

| June 13, 2016

Teamsters Local 727-represented Brookfield Zoo workers on June 1 overwhelmingly voted to ratify a new five-year contract that preserves union health care benefits for nearly 300 members.

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Local 727 Bargaining Committee, Pepsi Reach Tentative Agreement on Four-Year Contract

| June 10, 2016

The Teamsters Local 727 Bargaining Committee and Pepsi management returned to the bargaining table on June 10, and after another 10-hour negotiating session, reached a tentative agreement on a new four-year contract.

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Funeral Member’s Son Earns Chicago Federation of Labor Scholarship

Funeral Member’s Son Earns Chicago Federation of Labor Scholarship

| June 10, 2016

Michael Tiernan, son of Teamsters Local 727 funeral member Brian Tiernan, has earned a $2,000 Chicago Federation of Labor William A. Lee Memorial Scholarship.

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