Survey Shows Sheriff’s Failure to Protect the Jail and Its Employees
A recent survey conducted by Teamsters Local 700 in reveals that Sheriff Tom Dart is failing to protect his employees inside the Cook County jail. The survey reveals he [...]
CCDOC Updates
Meet the CCDOC Teamsters Bargaining Team
As negotiations continue at CCDOC, the rank-and-file Teamster members and stewards on the bargaining team wanted to update their fellow officers on the fight to bring change [...]
Local 700 Wins Hazard Bonus for Officers at the Cook County Jail
Huge news: Every CCDOC Corrections Officer will receive a $1,250 hazard pay bonus—all together, that’s $3.75 million dollars for members who have put so much on the line [...]
The Real Story of COVID-19 and the Cook County Jail
Over 2,500 Officers at the Cook County Department of Corrections have been victims of Sheriff Tom Dart’s mismanagement of the COVID-19 outbreak at the Cook County Jail. By [...]
Sheriff Dart Silent as COVID-19 Cases Among CCDOC Officers on the Rise
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart has not issued any new guidelines or safety measures as COVID-19 cases continue to spike in October. As cases among Cook County Department of [...]
Teamsters Local 700 President Ramon D. Williams Testimony Read Before the Cook County Board Of Commissioners
The testimony was read before the Cook County Board of Commissioners Tuesday October 22nd. Full Testimony below. [...]
Fact Checking Sheriff Dart’s WGN Interview on 9/22/20
Sheriff Tom Dart fumbles through doubletalk and blatant lies regarding Covid-19 in the Cook County Jail and the dangers posed to the officers who work [...]
Mother of Sheila Rivera, CCDOC Officer Who Died from Complications Related to Covid-19, Shares Memories of Her Daughter
Rita Mattera, whose daughter was a Cook County corrections officer who died from complications related to coronavirus, said her daughter was a very caring person who touched [...]
Teamsters Appeal Ruling Against Cook County Department of Corrections Officers Excluded from 2019 Roll Call Bonus
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Noelle Hardy, noelleh@teamsterslocal700.com, 847-939-9707 Teamsters Appeal Ruling Against Cook County Department of Corrections Officers [...]
Teamsters Local 700 Secures Release of Delayed Roll Call Bonus for Cook County Department of Corrections Officers; Demands Sheriff Issue Timely Payments
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Noelle Hardy, noelleh@teamsterslocal700.com, 847-939-9707 Teamsters Local 700 Secures Release of Delayed Roll Call Bonus for Cook County [...]