OTHER RECENT UNION NEWS

SCI Bargaining Update

| October 25, 2016

After Numerous Bargaining Sessions, Local 727 Rejects SCI’s Updated Contract Agreement Representatives of Local 727 and Service Corporation International engaged in negotiations for a successor agreement to the collective bargaining […]

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Teamsters Local 727 Opposes Job-killing Beverage Tax

| October 21, 2016

Cook County Teamsters Urged to Join Fight Against Regressive Tax Teamsters Local 727 is calling all members to oppose a beverage tax recently proposed by Cook County Board President Toni […]

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You are Invited! Next Membership Meeting October 30

| October 13, 2016

All Teamsters Local 727 members are encouraged to attend the Union’s next general membership meeting. Date Sunday, October 30, 2016 Time 11am: Meet and Greet with your Local 727 business representatives and Benefit Fund representatives […]

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Lifesource members benefit from new safety protocol secured in new contract

| October 7, 2016

When LifeSource workers represented by Teamsters Local 727 ratified their latest contract on August 14, they locked down a vital new benefit — safety training. Following a web-based defensive driving […]

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With New Agreement, Teamsters and Great Lakes Coca-Cola Work Together to Keep Attendance Program Fair

| October 7, 2016

Earlier this year the Union filed a grievance contesting Great Lakes Coca-Cola’s unilateral implementation of a new attendance policy which greatly impacted members’ job security and resulted in several disciplinary actions including three member terminations. […]

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