OTHER RECENT UNION NEWS

Osco Mischaracterizes Negotiations With Union

| April 20, 2016

Contrary to Osco’s claims, the union’s contract proposals are aimed at increasing pharmacy technician support, guaranteeing overlap and eliminating tasks that take away from primary job duties, and thus, compromise customer service and patient safety.

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Apply Now for Teamster Essay Contest Scholarships

Apply Now for Teamster Essay Contest Scholarships

| April 20, 2016

Children of Teamster members have until June 15, 2016, to enter the James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund Essay Contest, which gives higher-education students the opportunity to win one of 200 awards worth $1,000.

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Osco Management Makes No Movement, Refuses to Take Pharmacists’ Concerns Seriously

| April 19, 2016

Osco management rejected all of the union’s initial contract proposals while denying that problems even exist with scheduling, safety and other quality of life issues that the Teamsters Local 727 […]

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Local 727, Pepsi Make Progress on Major Issues as Bargaining Continues, Agree to Just Cause

Local 727, Pepsi Make Progress on Major Issues as Bargaining Continues, Agree to Just Cause

| April 18, 2016

The Teamsters Local 727 Bargaining Committee and Pepsi management made progress on key issues during contract negotiations on April 18. Both sides began the day by continuing to work from a newly unified contract that will eventually cover all Teamster Pepsi classifications.

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Union, Brookfield Zoo Management Agree to Meet Again April 21

| April 18, 2016

The Teamsters Local 727 Bargaining Committee and Chicago Zoological Society management have agreed to meet again Thursday, April 21, in an effort to reach an agreement on a new contract for Brookfield Zoo employees.

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