s – Teamsters Local 727

WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE ANIMALS?

The current collective bargaining agreement with the Brookfield Zoo expires on March 31, 2026. The parties have met one time and have only two more meetings scheduled before the CBA…

Local 727 Calls Out Chicago Zoological Society (CZS) for Its Delay & Incomplete Information

As a reminder, the Union submitted a comprehensive information request to CZS one month before bargaining was scheduled to begin. Despite ample time to respond prior to negotiations, CZS did…

Brookfield Zoo Chicago Negotiations Begin with the Zoo Making Punitive, Insulting Proposals

Today marked the first day of contract negotiations between Teamsters Local 727 and Brookfield Zoo. The Union began prepared to discuss the dangerous understaffing and the Zoo’s continued insistence to…

Brookfield Zoo Chicago Terminates 33 Year Member Without Just Cause

(CHICAGO)— The Chicago Zoological Society d/b/a Brookfield Zoo Chicago (“the Zoo”) recently terminated long term Teamsters Local 727 member and Union steward Carrie Sapienza. Carrie worked at the Brookfield Zoo…

CHANCES TO WIN CHICAGO CUBS TICKETS!

Nothing in this article should be read as the union’s waiver of any legal argument, position or grievance(s), or as a waiver of any rights, arguments, or defenses under any…