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Pepsi Membership Ratifies New Four-Year Contract

Pepsi Membership Ratifies New Four-Year Contract

| July 6, 2016

Pepsi members voted by a 3-to-2 margin to ratify a new four-year contract, which includes wage increases, merged language, improved health care and more stringent job protections for over 600 workers.

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NLRB Requires Buddy’s Parking to Pay Back Dues

NLRB Requires Buddy’s Parking to Pay Back Dues

| July 6, 2016

Region 13 of the National Labor Relations Board is requiring Buddy’s Parking to pay back dues, penalties and late fees after the company attempted to shirk its financial obligations to Teamsters Local 727.

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Brookfield Zoo First in the World to Receive Humane Certification

Brookfield Zoo First in the World to Receive Humane Certification

| June 30, 2016

Brookfield Zoo is the first zoo in the world to receive humane certification from American Humane Association for the treatment of its animals.

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PHOTOS: Union Hosts Cookouts for Paratransit Members

PHOTOS: Union Hosts Cookouts for Paratransit Members

| June 29, 2016

Teamsters Local 727 representatives have been hosting member appreciation cookouts this summer for the union’s ever-growing paratransit membership.

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Steward Spotlight: CDT Customer Service Rep Janice Roberts

Steward Spotlight: CDT Customer Service Rep Janice Roberts

| June 14, 2016

When Local 727 steward Janice Roberts began working at CDT in 2006, she thought it would be a short stop on her post-retirement road. “I planned to be here two years and I’ve stayed 10,” Roberts said with a laugh.

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