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Union Settles Grievance, Removes Discipline and Restores Pay for CDT Part-Time Customer Service Reps

Union Settles Grievance, Removes Discipline and Restores Pay for CDT Part-Time Customer Service Reps

| January 12, 2018

Cook-DuPage Transportation did not give sick/personal days for part-time customer service employees in violation of the collective bargaining agreement. As a result of CDT’s contract violation, members were unjustly disciplined […]

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PHOTOS: At December Meeting, Secretary-Treasurer Delivers Annual State of the Union Address

PHOTOS: At December Meeting, Secretary-Treasurer Delivers Annual State of the Union Address

| January 8, 2018

  Standing before a packed Union Hall, Secretary-Treasurer John Coli Jr. delivered the annual State of the Union Address for 2017 to members. The Annual Address listed all the accomplishments […]

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PHOTOS: Funeral Professionals Earn Continuing Education Hours at Union’s Fall Semi-Annual Seminar

PHOTOS: Funeral Professionals Earn Continuing Education Hours at Union’s Fall Semi-Annual Seminar

| January 8, 2018

  More than 60 funeral directors and embalmers participated in Teamsters Local 727’s semi-annual continuing education seminar on Wednesday, December 13, at the Union Hall in Park Ridge. The six-hour […]

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Local 727 Hosts Strike Anniversary Member Parties at Alsip, Niles Great Lakes Coca-Cola

Local 727 Hosts Strike Anniversary Member Parties at Alsip, Niles Great Lakes Coca-Cola

| December 11, 2017

On Tuesday, December 5, Teamsters Local 727 hosted member parties at Great Lakes Coca-Cola Distribution facilities in Alsip and Niles to mark the two-year strike anniversary. The arduous 28-day unfair […]

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Local 727 Celebrates End of Cook County Soda Tax

Local 727 Celebrates End of Cook County Soda Tax

| December 1, 2017

November 30, 2017, marks a special day for beverage industry workers throughout the Chicago area. It was the last day of the Cook County Beverage Tax Ordinance, the onerous tax […]

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