Contract Ratifications

Cook County Homeland Security & Emergency Management Officers Ratify First Teamster Contract

April 3, 2019

On April 3, the Emergency Logistics Officers at the Cook County Dept. of Homeland Security & Emergency Management voted to unanimously ratify their first Teamster [read more...]

Illinois Tollway Teamsters Ratify Contract

March 10, 2019

Congratulations to the Illinois Tollway Teamsters who ratified their contract with 294 to accept, 65 to reject and 1 [read more...]

Teamsters Local 700 City of Chicago Members Vote to Ratify new Five-Year Agreement

January 15, 2018

Teamsters Local 700 members that are employed with the City of Chicago have voted to ratify a new five-year contract that will now go before City Council for final approval. [read more...]

Teamsters Local 700 and City of Chicago Reach Tentative Contract Agreement

January 7, 2018

After months of negotiating sessions, Teamsters Local 700 and the City of Chicago have come to a tentative agreement for a new five-year contract on behalf of the more than [read more...]

JTDC Membership Votes to Ratify Contract

May 2, 2016

Teamsters Local 700 members of the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (JTDC) voted in favor of ratifying their contract on Saturday, April 30. Some of the new [read more...]

Forest Preserve Members Overwhelmingly Ratify Contract

October 26, 2015

On Oct. 14, more than 100 members of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County came to Local 700 to vote on their new contract proposal. The contract was overwhelmingly [read more...]

Illinois State Police Master Sergeants Ratify 4-Year Agreement

September 8, 2015

Local 700 representatives recently negotiated a new agreement on behalf of the Illinois State Police Master Sergeants, who ratified their contract to protect current [read more...]

Boot Allowance, 17% Raises Among Benefits of New Contracts

August 14, 2015

Teamsters Local 700 ratified the second contract for Community Service Officers and Police Records Staff in Lombard. Through their Teamster contract, the members will receive [read more...]

Teamsters Ratify Contracts for Oak Forest Public Works, Clerical Staff

August 14, 2015

Teamsters in Oak Forest ratified two contracts in early December to protect the benefits and rights of members in the village’s clerical staff and public works department. [read more...]

Cook County Workers Will Get 10.75% Raise Over 5 Years (Chicago Tribune)

August 1, 2015

June 10, 2015 Cook County commissioners approved Wednesday two new contracts with government worker unions that include average pay increases of about 2.2 percent a year as [read more...]

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