OTHER RECENT UNION NEWS

Local 727 Opens Negotiations for First CBA Covering Reyes Fleet Mechanics with Comprehensive Contract Proposal

| July 29, 2019

Teamsters Local 727 and Reyes Fleet Management, a subsidiary of Reyes Holdings, LLC, opened negotiations last week for the first collective bargaining agreement covering newly organized mechanics. The Union bargaining committee […]

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Preflight Members Ratify New Contract, Drivers to Receive Sick/Personal Leave for First Time

| July 26, 2019

Last week, Teamsters Local 727 members employed by Preflight LLC as shuttle drivers overwhelmingly ratified a new 4-year successor collective bargaining agreement.  The new contract includes across-the-board wage increases for […]

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As Deadline for IL Pharmaceutical Task Force Recommendations Approaches, Local 727 Continues to Demand a Revote on 12-Hour Workday

| July 26, 2019

On Tuesday, July 9, members of the Illinois Collaborative Pharmaceutical Task Force once again discussed and voted to approve a number of recommendations for reforming the Pharmacy Practice Act (PPA).  […]

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Union Successfully Settles Grievance, Crowne Plaza to Cease Requiring Employees to Sign Individual Agreements with Overreaching Health Care Releases

| July 24, 2019

Teamsters Local 727 has successfully settled an outstanding grievance against the Crowne Plaza Hotel.  The grievance was originally filed when the Union was informed by members that Concentra, a company […]

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Vitalant Offers Little Significant Movement at the Bargaining Table Preventing Further Progress

| July 22, 2019

The Teamsters Local 727 bargaining committee and Vitalant reconvened negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement covering distribution drivers and Mobile Unit Assistants on Wednesday, July 17 and Thursday, July […]

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