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Local 727’s Swift Action Results in Reinstatement of Displaced Edward Hotel Workers

Local 727’s Swift Action Results in Reinstatement of Displaced Edward Hotel Workers

| August 16, 2017

Members Return to Work with Full Back-Pay and Union Benefits Five Edward Hotel (formerly Holiday Inn Express O’Hare Rosemont) shuttle bus drivers have returned to work after being unjustly laid […]

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PHOTOS: Union Hosts Barbecue for MV Transportation Chicago, Division 135

PHOTOS: Union Hosts Barbecue for MV Transportation Chicago, Division 135

| August 11, 2017

  Teamsters Local 727 hosted a barbecue for MV Transportation Chicago, Division 135 members on August 10. Many members stopped by the Local 727 barbecue tent to enjoy the grilled […]

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Hinckley Springs Inside Workers Ratify New 5-Year Contract

Hinckley Springs Inside Workers Ratify New 5-Year Contract

| August 9, 2017

Teamsters Local 727 and Hinckley Springs recently ratified a new five-year contract that guarantees a 2% wage increase each year beginning in 2018. The Union was successful in negotiating a […]

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Union Stands United with Soda Members in Light of Cook County Beverage Tax

Union Stands United with Soda Members in Light of Cook County Beverage Tax

| August 8, 2017

On August 2, 2017, the Cook County Sweetened Beverage Tax Ordinance went into effect. As a result of this tax and the burden it places on businesses, hundreds of good […]

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PHOTOS: Union Hosts 2nd Annual Barbecue for Paratransit Members

PHOTOS: Union Hosts 2nd Annual Barbecue for Paratransit Members

| July 28, 2017

  Teamsters Local 727 hosted a barbecue for First Transit Chicago members on July 26. It was one of several barbecues the Union is hosting for paratransit drivers this summer. […]

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