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Eight More Teamsters Local 700 Jobs Filled at Streets & Sanitation

April 18, 2019

Eight more people were hired in Streets & Sanitation today for non-CDL jobs and will start on May 16. Out of the eight hires, one was a Pool MTD and seven were Fleet [read more...]

Teamsters Local 700 Honors National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week

April 16, 2019

It’s National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week and Teamsters Local 700 is proud to represent groups of these unspoken heroes. Thank you to the Teamsters Local 700 [read more...]

Membership Voted Down Proposed Bylaw Amendments During General Meeting

April 11, 2019

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Tollway Teamsters Rescue Stranded Motorist During Rush Hour Traffic

April 10, 2019

Monday, April 8 kicked off National Work Zone Awareness Week, an annual campaign to encourage drivers to use extra caution when driving through highway work zones. On the [read more...]

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...]

Happy 10-Year Teamster Anniversary CCDOC Members!

April 1, 2019

Today, April 1, marks the 10-year anniversary of the Cook County Department of Corrections members becoming certified Teamsters! Congratulations CCDOC members and thank you [read more...]

Teamsters Local 700 Not Liable for $2.3 Million Lease Agreement

March 22, 2019

Click here to download the press release. On March 21, 2019, the Illinois Supreme Court issued its decision in 1550 MP Road, LLC v. Teamster Local Union No. 700 in favor of [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 Endorses Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle for Mayor

March 1, 2019

Teamsters Local 700 is proud to endorse Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle for Mayor of the City of Chicago. “We are confident that Toni is the best qualified [read more...]

Cook County Dept. of Corrections Annual Bid