Union News

Local 727 Beverage Members Stand Together for Strong Contracts in Niles, Alsip

Teamsters Local 727 members at Coca-Cola Refreshments and Reyes/Great Lakes Coca-Cola Distribution wore their unity loud and proud on Tuesday, November 17, as negotiations continued for new contracts with both…

Negotiations Remain Amicable As Local 727, Reyes Further Address Overtime Postings, Grievances

Further discussion on outstanding non-economic issues was productive and amicable between Reyes/Great Lakes Coca-Cola and Teamsters Local 727 on Monday, November 16. Contract negotiations resumed with the focus on resolving…

Local 727, Reyes Management Cover Significant Ground During Extremely Productive Negotiations

Management for Reyes/Great Lakes Coca-Cola withdrew many of its non-economic proposals as bargaining for a new contract continued with Teamsters Local 727 on Friday, November 6. Throughout the extremely productive…

Teamsters Address Outstanding Contract Proposals With Coke, Company Cuts Meeting Short

Even before contract negotiations resumed on Thursday, November 5, Coca-Cola representatives made it clear to Teamsters Local 727 they had to cut the day short. Management kicked off the morning…

Despite Coca-Cola’s Regressive Proposals, Union Works to Fix Overtime Issues in Negotiations

As Coca-Cola management continued to drag its feet, the Teamsters Local 727 Bargaining Committee worked to tackle major non-economic issues during contract negotiations on Wednesday, November 4. The union revisited…