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Brookfield Zoo’s Proposal to Subcontract Work Fails to Address Hiring Freeze and Serious Concerns Over Staffing and Safety

**CORRECTION** Brookfield Zoo’s recent actions continue to reveal a troubling pattern of lies, mismanagement, hypocrisy, and utter disregard for its workforce. On Monday, January 26, 2025, Teamsters Local 727 and…

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Teamsters Local 727 with the Labor Alliance for Public Transportation fights to save Public Transit in Illinois

Enterna Williams, paratransit operator at SCR Medical Transportation and proud Teamsters Local 727 member, was a featured guest on WGN Radio 720 AM’s “The Workers’ Mic: Spotlight on Transit,” where…

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…