COVID-19

Teamsters Local 700 and the Coalition of Unionized Public Employees Met to Discuss Workers’ Rights and Mandatory Vaccinations

September 4, 2021 // 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 3, 2021 Communications Department Teamsters Local 700 1-847-939-9700 info@teamsters700.com Teamsters Local 700 and the Coalition of Unionized [...]

TEAMSTERS LOCAL 700 CONTINUES TO BARGAIN AS THE TREND OF EMPLOYER MANDATORY COVID-19 VACCINATIONS GROWS

August 23, 2021 // 0 Comments

In a statement, Teamsters Local 700 President Ramon D. Williams comments on employers demanding mandatory Covid-19 Vaccinations for public sector employees. President [...]

The Real Story of COVID-19 and the Cook County Jail

November 4, 2020 // 0 Comments

Over 2,500 Officers at the Cook County Department of Corrections have been victims of Sheriff Tom Dart’s mismanagement of the COVID-19 outbreak at the Cook County Jail. By [...]

Sheriff Dart Silent as COVID-19 Cases Among CCDOC Officers on the Rise

October 29, 2020 // 0 Comments

Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart has not issued any new guidelines or safety measures as COVID-19 cases continue to spike in October. As cases among Cook County Department of [...]

Teamsters Call Out Dorothy Brown’s Office for Poor COVID-19 Protection Among Rising Cases

October 6, 2020 // 0 Comments

WBBM 780 News Reporter Nancy Harty reached out to Teamsters Local 700 Vice President Anthony McGee to ask about the rising cases of COVID-19 within the Cook County [...]

Fact Checking Sheriff Dart’s WGN Interview on 9/22/20

September 23, 2020 // 0 Comments

Sheriff Tom Dart fumbles through doubletalk and blatant lies regarding Covid-19 in the Cook County Jail and the dangers posed to the officers who work [...]

Mother of Sheila Rivera, CCDOC Officer Who Died from Complications Related to Covid-19, Shares Memories of Her Daughter

September 14, 2020 // 0 Comments

Rita Mattera, whose daughter was a Cook County corrections officer who died from complications related to coronavirus, said her daughter was a very caring person who touched [...]

In New Advertisements, Cook County Correctional Officers Demand Toni Preckwinkle Provide Them With Hazard Pay During COVID-19 Pandemic

August 26, 2020 // 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Josh Levitt, josh.levitt@berlinrosen.com; 845-641-3654 In New Advertisements, Cook County Correctional Officers Demand Toni Preckwinkle Provide [...]

Dorothy Brown Willingly Puts our Members in Harm’s Way

August 14, 2020 // 0 Comments

Teamsters Local 700 is alarmed at the disrespectful and heartless leadership shown by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County. Dorothy Brown’s maleficence in [...]

Unit of the Week: Lincolnwood Public Works

August 5, 2020 // 0 Comments

Throughout strict quarantine orders, the employees of the Lincolnwood Public Works Department have continued to maintain indispensable services for this beautiful and [...]

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