SCI/Alderwoods

Union Urges SCI to Narrow Focus to Most Important Issues

Union Urges SCI to Narrow Focus to Most Important Issues

The Teamsters Local 727 Bargaining Committee made it clear during negotiations with SCI management last week that narrowing the focus of bargaining is the only way to make real progress…

Negotiations Resume for Members at SCI/Alderwoods Funeral Homes

Negotiations Resume for Members at SCI/Alderwoods Funeral Homes

The Teamsters Local 727 Bargaining Committee and SCI d/b/a Alderwoods management met for several hours on June 23, the first time the parties have been at the bargaining table in…

SCI Bargains in Bad Faith, Proposes 90 Contract Changes to Eviscerate Funeral Members’ Rights

SCI Bargains in Bad Faith, Proposes 90 Contract Changes to Eviscerate Funeral Members’ Rights

In an attempt to completely eviscerate employees’ rights and weaken the bargaining unit, funeral industry giant Service Corporation International opened negotiations with Teamsters Local 727 on June 20 by proposing…

Funeral Member’s Son Earns Chicago Federation of Labor Scholarship

Funeral Member’s Son Earns Chicago Federation of Labor Scholarship

Michael Tiernan, son of Teamsters Local 727 funeral member Brian Tiernan, has earned a Chicago Federation of Labor William A. Lee Memorial Scholarship. Tiernan and nine other recipients — all…

Teamsters Stand Up for Funeral Workers at SCI Shareholders Meeting

Teamsters Stand Up for Funeral Workers at SCI Shareholders Meeting

In Houston, Union Reps Denounce Corporation’s Poor Business Practices Teamsters representatives on May 11 called out funeral industry giant Service Corporation International’s poor business practices and called on its Board…