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UIC Members Vote to Accept 2% Raise During Contract Reopener

December 12, 2018

On Dec. 12, nearly 60 UIC members participated in a vote for their contract reopener wage increase. Of the members who voted, 86 percent voted to accept a 2% pay increase for [read more...]

Scholarships Available to Teamsters Local 700 Members and Dependents

December 5, 2018

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Happy Thanksgiving from Teamsters Local 700

November 21, 2018

The staff and Executive Board of Teamsters Local 700 would like to wish all of our members and affiliates a very Happy Thanksgiving! Click here for Teamster-inspired [read more...]

Teamsters Local 700 Honors all who Have Served This Veteran’s Day

November 9, 2018

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IDOT worker fixes flat tire, saves Chicago engagement date

October 30, 2018

As reported by the Chicago Tribune (article from Oct. 31, 2018): Dalia Bazanko thought her night was going to end with a flat tire. Thanks in part to a Minuteman, it ended in [read more...]

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...]

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