Stickney Fire Department Fights Multiple-Alarm Fire
On November 5, 2020, our members at the Stickney Fire Department fought a multiple-alarm fire at a junk yard in Stickney. Several other fire departments were called in to [...]
Local 700 News
James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund Application Process Opens Nov. 30, 2020
Each year, children and dependents of Teamsters have a great opportunity to receive tuition assistance from the James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund (JRHMSF). The [...]
Unit of the Week: Chicago State University
On its beautiful, 161-acre campus, CSU employs a wide variety of our members: groundskeepers, mechanics, drivers/helpers, distribution center employees, and mailroom clerks. [...]
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 [...]
Members of Riverside School District 96 Custodians Win Big in New Contract
Riverside School District 96 Custodians Win Big in their New One (1) Year Agreement The new one (1) year contract was received and signed by Local 700 on behalf of the [...]
Local 700 Celebrates Juneteenth
President Abraham Lincoln first issued the Emancipation Proclamation, effective January 1, 1863, freeing the enslaved people in the South. However, the order was ignored and [...]
CCDOC Wins with Local 700
Brothers and Sisters,As President of Teamsters Local 700, it is my great honor to announce that we have succeeded in our hard-fought campaign to secure union representation [...]
Big Win for Teamsters! $1.7 Million in Retroactive Overtime Pay on Behalf of Illinois Department of Transportation Members
Teamsters Local 700 teamed with Joint Council 25 and other Teamster locals across Illinois in a fight for retro overtime pay for our members at the Illinois Department of [...]
Message From President Ramon D. Williams to CCDOC Officers
In Remembrance of Our Fallen Heroes
Local 700 would like to take this moment to remember and honor our fallen heroes whose brave service to this country will never be forgotten. We wish you and your family a [...]
The Battle Continues with Clerk Martinez
For Immediate Release May 24, 2021 CHICAGO – On Friday, May 21, 2021, Teamsters Local 700 and the Negotiation Committee, composed of rank-and-file members of the [...]
FLLA Confesses That They’re Rainmakers for Disparti Law
Rainmaker; (noun) a person who brings clients, business and money to their law firm. FLLA’s Board released a statement on Facebook bragging that they will send Officers [...]
CCDOC Tentative Agreement Reins In the Sheriff’s Pandemic Powers
Tentative Agreement Puts Time Limit & Other Restrictions on Emergency Provision “When COVID-19 hit, the emergency provision allowed the Sheriff to move people with no [...]
CCDOC Tentative Agreement Knocks Down Outrageous Call-In Time
Sheriff Dart’s 3-hour call-in time policy was totally unreasonable and a major detriment to the health of CCDOC Officers. Teamsters Local 700 has secured a tentative [...]
Meet the CCDOC Office Stewards
The Stewards assigned to the CCDOC Union Office are on-site and ready to help you navigate the challenges and antics of the Sheriff’s Office. With more than 3000 Officers [...]