OTHER RECENT UNION NEWS

Chicago Federation of Labor Scholarship Applications Available

Chicago Federation of Labor Scholarship Applications Available

| January 5, 2016

Children of active Illinois Teamsters are encouraged to apply for the Chicago Federation of Labor’s 2016 William A. Lee Memorial Scholarships. Applications are now available, and the deadline for submissions is March 1, 2016.

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Coca-Cola Refreshments Contract Vote Set for Jan. 10

| January 2, 2016

A contract vote for Coca-Cola Refreshments workers (Niles and Alsip locations) will be held on Sunday, January 10, 2016.

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Strike Ends As Teamsters Reach Tentative Agreement With Coca-Cola

Strike Ends As Teamsters Reach Tentative Agreement With Coca-Cola

| December 29, 2015

Local 727 secures management health plan for workers, raises and retroactivity to end 27-day unfair labor practice strike.

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Reyes/Great Lakes Coca-Cola Outside Workers Secure New Agreement

Reyes/Great Lakes Coca-Cola Outside Workers Secure New Agreement

| December 29, 2015

Teamsters Local 727-represented outside workers at Reyes/Great Lakes Coca-Cola Distribution in Chicago and Alsip overwhelmingly ratified a new four-year contract on Dec. 27.

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Local 727 Records Another Banner Year for Growth, Bargaining

Local 727 Records Another Banner Year for Growth, Bargaining

| December 28, 2015

With 49 ratified contracts, new bargaining units and increased membership, 2015 was another successful and busy year for Teamsters Local 727, President John Coli Jr. said in his State of the Union address on Dec. 20.

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