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Jul 30, 2024

Teamsters Local 700 Statement on the Murder of Local 700 Member Rafael Wordlaw

by Communications

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 30, 2024

Teamsters Local 700 Statement on the Murder of Local 700 Member Rafael Wordlaw

PARK RIDGE, ILL. – Early Tuesday morning, Rafael Wordlaw, a Teamsters Local 700 member and sheriff's deputy at the Cook County Department of Corrections was murdered in Woodlawn.

Local 700 President Ramon Williams released the following statement:

"Local 700 was devastated to learn of the senseless murder of Rafael Wordlaw, a Local 700 member at the Cook County Department of Corrections. Our hearts are with Brother Wordlaw's family, friends, and brothers and sisters on the job.

"We demand the perpetrator of this horrific crime be brought to justice immediately, and we will work to provide support to all our members impacted by this tragedy."

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Teamsters Local 700 is a public sector union, representing more than 10,000 public employees at the state, county and municipal levels across Illinois.