Cook County

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...]

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...]

Teamsters Local 700 Gets Reduced Suspensions for JTDC Members

August 8, 2019

Teamsters Local 700 was successful in removing a 5-day suspension for a member after arguing that the discipline served was untimely based on the evidence they presented. [read more...]

Teamsters Local 700 Prevails Against Sheriff in CCDOC Excessive Force Cases

July 16, 2019

The Cook County Merit Board has ordered two officers from the Cook County Department of Corrections to be reinstated to work after being wrongfully terminated by the Sheriff. [read more...]

Teamsters Local 700 Fights to get Jobs Back for Three JTDC Members

July 9, 2019

Teamsters Local 700 has fought hundreds of wrongful termination cases and in the last few years, there have been a few cases at the Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (JTDC) [read more...]

Teamsters Local 700 Stops Termination for Cook County Correctional Officer

June 10, 2019

The Cook County Merit Board has ordered a 30-day suspension of a Cook County correctional officer after he was previously placed on administrative leave without pay and [read more...]

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