UPDATE: Teamsters Step Up the Fight to Oppose HB 3653
The Teamsters Union is fully engaged in fighting HB 3653 (formerly HB 163), which would strip Law Enforcement Officers throughout Illinois of necessary protections like [...]
Public Works
Unit of the Week: Oak Forest Public Works
Surrounded by forest preserves and only 20 miles from the Loop, the City of Oak Forest is a tight-knit community that cares for the environment. Our members in the Public [...]
Unit of the Week: Western Springs Public Works
The historic Village of Western Springs comprises a large, active, and cultured community. Its citizens depend on extensive infrastructure to keep their village running [...]
Unit of the Week: Franklin Park Public Works
What started out over a hundred years ago as a small farming settlement has grown into an industrious, beautiful, and well-run town which can boast over 1,000 businesses. The [...]
Unit of the Week: Hanover Park Public Works
Whether keeping the Village maintained and safe during these hard times or conducting food drives for the needy, our members at the Hanover Park Public Works are always up [...]
Unit of the Week: City of Chicago, Department of Water Management
Our members, considered the hardest working in the world, help provide daily drinking water for Chicago and its 125 suburbs. Our drivers are some of the very best, [...]
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 [...]
CONGRATULATIONS TO NEWEST MEMBERS WITH WESTERN SPRINGS PUBLIC WORKS
Last week in a bold move Brothers and Sisters of the Western Spring Public Works organized and became the newest addition to the Teamsters Local 700. They serve a community [...]
UIC Members Vote to Accept 2% Raise During Contract Reopener
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 [...]
Go Orange: National Work Zone Awareness Week
The month of April is traditionally the start of highway and road construction throughout the country and many Teamsters face hazardous conditions while working in these [...]