City of Chicago Contract Negotiation Update
On Monday, May 1, Teamsters Local 700 representatives met with the City of Chicago bargaining committee to begin the contract negotiation process. President Becky [read more...]
Bargaining Updates
CCDOC Member Bulletins
2.7.2017 Bulletin on Class Action Grievances Filed in January 2017 3.9.2017 Bulletin on Class Action Grievances Filed in February 2017 3.14.17 Bulletin on Class Action [read more...]
Open Enrollment Period for City of Chicago Members
The City is holding the annual medical, dental, vision and FSA enrollment for all eligible employees from October 24 through November 7, 2016. Open enrollment is the time of [read more...]
City Stewards, Rank-and-File Members and Local 700 Staff Unite to Discuss Upcoming 2017 Contract
On Tuesday, Aug. 23, a group of nearly 25 city members, comprised of mostly stewards and a few rank-and-file representatives, gathered at the Teamsters Local 700 meeting hall [read more...]
OSHA Complaint Against the Sheriff’s Department
On June 23, 2016, Teamsters Local 700 filed a complaint with the Illinois Department of Labor concerning the Sheriff’s Department violations of OSHA (Occupational Health [read more...]
City of Chicago Member Newsletter
Please click here to download the July 2017 issue of the Teamsters Local 700 City of Chicago Member Newsletter. [read more...]
Teamsters Local 700 Continues to Fight Transfer of Grass Cutting Work
The Illinois Labor Relations Board (ILRB) notified Teamsters Local 700 of a hearing regarding the transfer of grass cutting work from the Cook County Highway to the Forest [read more...]
Teamsters Local 700 Secures Backpay Award for Multiple City of Chicago PMTDs
Teamsters Local 700 recently won a grievance against the Department of Streets and Sanitation after nine Pool Motor Truck Drivers (PMTD) were sent home without pay for having [read more...]
Local 700 Seeks Remedy for Transfer of Grass Cutting Work
In June 2015, members of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County alerted Teamsters Local 700 that they had been assigned to perform grass cutting on highway roadsides, [read more...]
Local 700 Seeking Legal Options for CPS Members Required to Take Furlough Days
Representatives from Teamsters Local 700 met with the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) labor attorney on Tuesday, March 22 to lobby for Local 700 CPS members to continue working [read more...]
