Jun

Tribune Engages in Bad Faith and Regressive Effects Bargaining Over Proposed Lay-Offs

After weeks of bargaining in bad faith, failing to make substantive movement from its initial lay-off proposal, giving the Union unreasonable and arbitrary response deadlines and unlawfully threatening the Union…

Mar

SHAME ON YOU CHICAGO TRIBUNE!

Across the nation, city and state governments are mandating “shelter-in-place” orders to protect American workers and slow the spread of COVID-19. During these shelter-in-place orders, only businesses that are deemed…

Jun

PBGC Approves Local 727 and the Chicago Tribune Pension Funds’ Merger

This past November, the Teamsters Local Union No. 727 Pension Plan Board of Trustees and Chicago Newspaper Publishers Drivers Union Pension Fund representatives reached an agreement to merge the two…

District Judge Dismisses Chicago Tribune Attempt to Overturn Arbitration Award, Sides with Local 727

Last week, U.S. District Court Judge Manish Shah dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Chicago Tribune against Teamsters Local 727 and, as a result, blocked the Company’s attempt to overturn…

Local 727 and the Chicago Tribune Reach Agreement on $68 Million Pension Fund Merger

Nearly 850 Participants’ Pensions Saved! Following years of negotiations, trustees for the Teamsters Local Union No. 727 Pension Plan and the Chicago Newspaper Publishers Drivers Union Pension Fund, the pension…

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