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Illinois Dept. of Transportation Violates Collective Bargaining Agreement with Teamsters Local 700

October 19, 2018

On Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, Teamsters Local 700 Business Agent TJ Wilcox received notification from IDOT that he was no longer permitted to enter the grounds of any IDOT [read more...]

Leader of the Pack: Mikey Gomez Becomes First Foremen Steward

September 25, 2018

Streets & Sanitation Foreman Mikey Gomez has been appointed to serve as the union steward for all of the Teamsters Local 700 Foremen in the City of Chicago. “We wanted [read more...]

2018 Teamsters Women’s Conference Lands in the Happiest Place on Earth

September 20, 2018

The 2018 Teamsters Women’s Conference kicked off Sunday, Sept. 16 in Orlando, Fla. just steps away from the happiest place on earth: Disney World. More 1,300 Teamster women [read more...]

National Truck Driver Appreciation Week

September 11, 2018

Teamsters Local 700 recognizes the skills and sacrifices of all the professional truck drivers who keep our cities and state moving! [read more...]

Local 700 Steward Promoted to Lieutenant of Roberts Park Fire Protection District

August 30, 2018

After working nearly five years as a firefighter at the Roberts Park Fire Protection District, Teamsters Local 700 Steward Jimmy Janchenko has been promoted to Lieutenant [read more...]

Longtime Teamster Joe Bogue Grateful for Union Membership

August 29, 2018

Local 700 member Joe Bogue has been a Teamster for the past 28 years and has always enjoyed the benefits of his Teamster membership. Since 1990, Joe has worked for Cook [read more...]

Three Midway SSSCC Positions Posted After Management Claims Overtime too Costly

August 28, 2018

Teamsters Local 700 members Paul Pollard and Krishna Joseph have worked as Shift Supervisors of Security Communications (SSSCC) at the Department of Aviation for many years. [read more...]

Dept. of Aviation Security Communications Supervisors Receive Awards of Merit

July 23, 2018

During National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week in April, Teamsters Local 700 members Paul Pollard and Krishna Joseph were given awards for their exceptional work as [read more...]

Pension Reform, 2018 Election Top Issues at IBT Political Conference

July 18, 2018

Teamsters Local 700 Political Director Greg Ortiz was one of the many Teamsters who descended on Capitol Hill this week to lobby lawmakers and learn about the union’s plans [read more...]

The Company That Made its own Rules: Sandy Strzechowski Describes Working Without a Union

July 5, 2018

As we awaited the union-busting Janus decision during these last few months, Teamsters Local 700 has talked with many of our members, families and friends about the impact of [read more...]

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