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

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…

Hinckley Springs Inside Workers Ratify New 5-Year Contract

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…

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

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…

PHOTOS: Union Hosts 2nd Annual Barbecue for Paratransit Members

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.…

Local 727 Fighting Hard for Its Members, Files Numerous Unfair Labor Practice Charges Against Employers

Teamsters Local 727 is maintaining an active presence before the National Labor Relations Board in 2017, having filed more than a dozen unfair labor practice charges against various employers in…