City Teamster Bob Allen Invents Truck Brake Releaser System
Before he was a Motor Truck Driver for the City of Chicago, Bob Allen drove semi-trailers for a living and would often travel across state lines. One afternoon, during a [read more...]
City of Chicago
Department of Aviation Offers Passenger Endorsement Testing to MTDs
Recently, the City issued a memo to all the drivers (MTDs) within the Department of Aviation that stated come April of this year, the CDL Passenger Endorsement (P) is [read more...]
Congratulations to City of Chicago MTD Mike Schaefer on Retirement
After 31 years of service to the City of Chicago, former Motor Truck Driver Mike Schaefer is off enjoying his well-deserved retirement. Mike joined Teamsters Local 726 when [read more...]
2020 Boot Truck Schedule for Streets & Sanitation
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All City of Chicago Members to Receive MARBA Back Pay on Next Paycheck
All affected Teamsters Local 700 members who work for the City of Chicago will receive their retroactive MARBA increase of $1 per hour on this Friday’s Nov. 22, 2019 [read more...]
New Transfer Request Forms for City of Chicago Members Available Dec. 1
Starting on Dec. 1, 2019, all City of Chicago members will have the opportunity to submit new transfer request forms for the upcoming 2020 year. Any transfer forms that were [read more...]
Teamsters Local 700 Principal Officers Meet With Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot
Teamsters Local 700 President Michael G. Melone and Secretary-Treasurer Vincent F. Tenuto, Jr. met with Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot earlier this week to discuss relevant [read more...]
Two More Local 700 Jobs Added in City of Chicago, Dept. of Fleet
The City of Chicago agreed to add two more jobs that are covered by the terms of Teamsters Local 700 collective bargaining agreement. The two positions are for Motor Truck [read more...]
Four Dispatchers Hired In Streets & Sanitation
“In a long battle with the City of Chicago, Teamsters Local 700 has prevailed by getting four new jobs added to the Department of Streets & Sanitation, Bureau of [read more...]
More Teamsters Local 700 Jobs Created in City of Chicago
Another 35 career service (7183) Motor Truck Driver (MTD) positions have been added within the City of Chicago’s Department of Aviation. Many of the affected employees have [read more...]
