Cook County

Miacole Nelson and Jeannette Castillo Appointed Chief Stewards for Cook County Clerks

February 11, 2020

Miacole Nelson and Jeannette Castillo have been appointed to serve as Chief Stewards for the Cook County Clerk’s bargaining unit. Miacole has worked as a Court Clerk for [read more...]

CCDOC Chief Steward Election Results

January 31, 2020

Below are the official results from the CCDOC Chief Steward election, held Jan. 21 – 23, 2020. [read more...]

Officer David Evans Elected as Chief Steward for Cook County Dept. of Corrections

January 24, 2020

After a three-day voting event, Officer David Evans has been elected to serve as Chief Steward by the Cook County Department of Corrections (CCDOC) membership. More than [read more...]

Local 700 CCDOC Representatives Attend PTSD Conference for Correctional Officers

November 18, 2019

This past weekend, Teamsters Local 700 representatives from the Cook County Department of Corrections (CCDOC) attended the American Correctional Officer Intelligence Network [read more...]

Surge of Activity at the JTDC Since the “Vote of No Confidence”

November 17, 2019

The month of November has revealed a surge of union activity at the JTDC, with union officials advancing 25 cases to Step 4 of the contractual grievance procedure; 13 of [read more...]

Cheryl Comb Appointed Chief Steward for Cook County Clerks

November 13, 2019

Cheryl Comb has been appointed as the Teamsters Local 700 Chief Steward for the Cook County Clerks bargaining unit, effective immediately. The position became vacant after [read more...]

Chief Steward Nancy Justiniano Hired as Local 700 Business Agent

November 6, 2019

Nancy Justiniano, Chief Steward for the Cook County Clerks, has joined the staff of Teamsters Local 700 as a business agent. Nancy has been a proud union member since 1997, [read more...]

CCDOC Assistant Chief Steward James Penney Appointed as Benevolent Fund Trustee

November 6, 2019

Cook County Department of Corrections (CCDOC) Assistant Chief Steward James Penney has been appointed by the Teamsters Local 700 Executive Board to serve as a Trustee of the [read more...]

Teamsters Local 700 Conducts Unprecedented Vote at the JTDC

October 30, 2019

The vote is in and the numbers do not favor Superintendent Leonard Dixon of the Circuit Court of Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (JTDC). The symbolic measure [read more...]

Cook County Printing & Graphic Services Department Becomes Certified Teamster Print Shop

August 30, 2019

The Local 700 members of the Cook County Bureau of Administration Printing & Graphic Services are officially recognized by the Teamsters Graphic Communications Conference [read more...]

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