Unit of the Week: Lincolnwood Public Works
Throughout strict quarantine orders, the employees of the Lincolnwood Public Works Department have continued to maintain indispensable services for this beautiful and [...]
COVID-19
Tips for Staying Healthy and Happy During Covid
As quarantine continues and we spend more time at home, it’s easy to slip into bad habits. By now, everyone knows the rules of social distancing, how long to wash our [...]
Loss of Officer Jose Marquez
Local 700 is deeply saddened to announce the loss of Officer Jose Marquez from the Cook County Department of Corrections. He succumbed to complications from Covid-19 on [...]
TEAMSTERS DENOUNCE LAX SAFETY MEASURES AT THE JTDC
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 18, 2020 Communications Department Teamsters Local 700 1-847-939-9700 info@teamsterslocal700.com TEAMSTERS DENOUNCE LAX SAFETY MEASURES AT THE [...]
Teamsters Denounce Sheriff’s Inadequate Hazard Pay
Dear CCDOC, Many of you have called us about a notification the Sheriff posted about Hazard Pay. WE DID NOT AGREE TO THIS PROPOSAL. In fact, we have been fighting tooth and [...]
Local 700 Members Volunteer at Food Giveaway Event
Watch Essential Worker members from the Teamsters Local 700 give of their time and their hearts in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic. [...]
Teamsters Successfully Intervene in May V. Dart
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 4, 2020 Communications Department Teamsters Local 700 1-847-939-9700 info@teamsterslocal700.com Teamsters Successfully Intervene in [...]
UPDATE: Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission Repeals Emergency Rule Regarding COVID-19 First Responders and Essential Workers
On Monday April 27, 2020, the Illinois Worker’s Compensation Commission repealed the Emergency Rule providing that if first responders or essential workers are infected [...]
Teamsters Local 700 Files Request to Intervene in Jail Detainee’s Lawsuit to Protect Officers Working Conditions and Health.
At the same time that Teamsters Local 700 was already negotiating with the Cook County Department of Corrections over various COVID-19 issues, a group of jail detainees filed [...]
Public COVID-19 Testing Sites Across Illinois
Governor J.B. Pritzker recently announced new COVID-19 testing sites in Illinois, expansion of testing guidelines and an elimination of supply chain problems as they relate [...]