OTHER RECENT UNION NEWS

Union Pushes to Resolve Dr. Pepper Snapple Grievances

Union Pushes to Resolve Dr. Pepper Snapple Grievances

| February 10, 2016

Teamsters Local 727 representatives have been hard at work fighting against Dr. Pepper Snapple management’s recent contract violations.

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First Transit DuPage Drivers Stand Strong for Contract

First Transit DuPage Drivers Stand Strong for Contract

| February 9, 2016

Teamsters Local 727-represented paratransit drivers at First Transit DuPage on Jan. 26 ratified a new contract that includes wage increases, job protections and many other economic and non-economic improvements.

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Local 727 Reps, Pepsi Members Gear Up for Negotiations

Local 727 Reps, Pepsi Members Gear Up for Negotiations

| February 8, 2016

Teamsters Local 727 representatives are hard at work preparing for upcoming contract negotiations with PepsiCo management. The current contracts covering more than 600 members expire April 28, 2016.

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Jewel-Osco Management Forcing Pharmacists to Pay More Than Other Employees for Same Health Care

Jewel-Osco Management Forcing Pharmacists to Pay More Than Other Employees for Same Health Care

| February 5, 2016

Jewel-Osco management has been secretly forcing Teamsters Local 727-represented pharmacists to pay more than other employees for the same health insurance, the union recently learned.

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Steward Spotlight: First Transit Chicago’s Corey Wright

Steward Spotlight: First Transit Chicago’s Corey Wright

| February 4, 2016

Hours before the sun comes up, Teamsters Local 727 steward Corey Wright is already on the road. The First Transit Chicago Pace paratransit driver’s route begins at 4:40 a.m. each day.

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