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Under Threat of Another Unfair Labor Practice Filing by 727, GLCC Reforms Media Policy

Last month, GLCC members alerted the Union to an email sent by management concerning the company’s alleged “media policy.” Unsurprisingly, the email was sent shortly after Teamsters Local 727 issued…

Teamsters Local 727 Stands-Up Against Corporate Bully, Great Lakes Coca-Cola After the Company Tells Employee’s to Remove Masks

While the coronavirus pandemic and the hits to the economy are frightening, much of the United States is coming together and finding ways to support each other and frontline, essential…

Longtime Local 727 Member Howard Switalla Volunteers to Assist in New York during Coronavirus Pandemic

Not all heroes wear capes. Some heroes wear a suit and tie and went to mortuary school. While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to surge through the United States, Chicagoland area…

Teamster 727 Jewel-Osco Steward Ciprian Gorgan Highlights Union’s Fight For Betting Working Conditions in Recent Tribune Article

Ciprian Gorgan has been a pharmacist at Jewel-Osco for nearly 14 years and is currently a Union Steward who serves on the Union bargaining committee. Gorgan’s leadership and Union pride…

727 Purchases Thousands of Cloth Masks for Distribution to Members Working During the Pandemic

On March 21, Governor Pritzker mandated a “shelter in place” order that outlined the specific employees who were deemed “essential” and could leave their homes to go to work. Many…