Just two weeks after voting to authorize a strike, Teamsters Local 727 members employed by MV Transportation Chicago Division 135 overwhelmingly ratified the richest contract in bargaining unit history this […]
The Chicago Tribune filed a lawsuit last month against Teamsters Local 727 in an attempt to avoid paying nearly 120 Teamster newspaper truck drivers backpay awarded to them by a […]
The Teamsters Local 727 bargaining committee and MV Transportation, Inc. have reached a tentative agreement for a new three-year collective bargaining agreement covering paratransit drivers, dispatchers, schedulers, and reservationists based […]
VOTING IS POWER By casting a ballot Americans have the opportunity to effect change and make their voices heard. Yet, millions of Americans each year find themselves unable to vote […]
Teamsters Local 727 stands in solidarity with the thousands of hotel workers represented by UNITE HERE Local 1 who initiated a strike at 25 Chicagoland hotels early this morning. In […]
Teamsters Local 727 Celebrates and Honors the Life of Zeberdee “Zeb” Barnes
Teamsters Local 727 sadly shares the news of the passing of longtime member and friend Zeberdee Barnes, affectionately known by Local 727 members as Zeb, on October 5th. Zeb was […]
If it wasn’t clear by now, a battle has been brewing behind the scenes at the Chicago Zoological Society (“CSZ” or “the Zoo”). Most recently, the Zoo sent out a […]
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