Posts tagged Teamsters Local 727
Brookfield Zoo staff vote to authorize strike beginning Friday
May 1, 2026 // More than 200 employees at Brookfield Zoo Chicago who are members of the Teamsters Local 727 union voted Tuesday night to authorize a labor strike beginning Friday, May 1, when the existing collective bargaining agreement is set to end at 11:59 a.m. The vote occurred after members of the union — which represents workers in the zoo’s animal care, custodial, grounds and police departments — agreed to reject the zoo’s last, best and final offer, given Monday, April 27.
Employees shocked by abrupt closure of PepsiCo’s Back of the Yards plant
October 31, 2024 // "If you had asked me, is this facility gonna be open another 10 years, I would have looked you in the eye and unequivocally said yes," said John Coli with Teamsters Local 727.
Teamsters local unions including one in Urbandale hit Pepsi with unfair labor practices charge
April 23, 2024 // PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) delivery drivers and warehouse employees in the Chicago area are threatening to go on strike if the company doesn’t agree to terms demanded by the Teamsters union. Of those participating in the vote, 95% approved of a strike. The Teamsters Local 727 union, which represents 800 employees in the region, are demanding higher wages and health care protections. The current contract expires on April 28.