brookfield – Teamsters Local 727

WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE ANIMALS?

The current collective bargaining agreement with the Brookfield Zoo expires on March 31, 2026. The parties have met one time and have only two more meetings scheduled before the CBA…

Local 727 Calls Out Chicago Zoological Society (CZS) for Its Delay & Incomplete Information

As a reminder, the Union submitted a comprehensive information request to CZS one month before bargaining was scheduled to begin. Despite ample time to respond prior to negotiations, CZS did…

Brookfield Zoo Chicago Negotiations Begin with the Zoo Making Punitive, Insulting Proposals

Today marked the first day of contract negotiations between Teamsters Local 727 and Brookfield Zoo. The Union began prepared to discuss the dangerous understaffing and the Zoo’s continued insistence to…

Teamsters Local 727 Stands in Solidarity with All Striking Workers

Teamsters Local 727 would like to express solidarity with all workers participating in the General Strike today declared in protest of the extrajudicial killings of American Citizens and those on…

KNOW YOUR WEINGARTEN RIGHTS

Weingarten Rights: What are they? Weingarten Rights are legal protections for unionized employees established by a 1975 U.S. Supreme Court decision ensuring they have the right to union representation during…