zoo – 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…

Boo at the Zoo Returns to Chicago Zoological Society’s Brookfield Zoo!

Save the Date for Boo! at the Zoo The Boo! at the Zoo returns this October 8-23. Come support the hardworking Teamster members who work at the Brookfield Zoo this…