Local 710 Wins Approximately $10,000 for Members Through Pay Claims
The Teamsters Local 710 UPS Team had a record agenda for the grievance panel held November 12th – nearly 300 grievances on the docket. An overwhelming amount of those were resolved in favor of the...
View ArticleStatement of Support for Coca-Cola Refreshments Teamsters
The staff and membership of Teamsters Local 710 are proud to support the 300 Coca-Cola Refreshments workers in Niles and Alsip, Ill., who have been forced to strike over the company’s unfair labor...
View ArticleIBT Local Union 710 Plan Summary for Election of Delegates and Alternate...
OFFICE OF THE ELECTION SUPERVISOR 1050 17TH ST., N.W., SUITE 375 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036 202-429-8683 844-428-8683 TOLL FREE 202-774-5526 FACSIMILE electionsupervisor@ibtvote.org www.ibtvote.org Richard...
View ArticleApplications Now Available for Teamsters JRH Scholarship Fund
High school seniors who are children of Teamster members are now able to apply for the 2016-2017 Academic Year Scholarships from the James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund. Materials will be...
View ArticleLocal 710 Gets Translogix Rail Crew Member Back to Work After Eight Months
A Teamsters Local 710 rail crew member at Translogix recently returned to work and was made whole after being wrongfully terminated for eight months. The arbitrator settled the grievance in favor of...
View ArticleTeamsters Local 710 Remembers Frank Wsol Sr.
Frank Wsol Sr. past head of Teamsters Local Union 710, died Sunday December 6th, 2015, at the age of 89. Wsol Sr. served in the United States Army 46th Air Service Group. He joined the Teamsters Union...
View Article2016 Joint Council 25 Women’s Committee Scholarship Applications Available Now
The Teamsters Joint Council 25 Women’s Committee scholarship program is aimed at assisting Teamsters who are continuing their education. The Women’s Committee will award five $1,000 scholarships to...
View ArticleNegotiations Scheduled for New Upcoming Jewel Contract
Members of Teamsters Local 710 leadership met yesterday with Jewel management for initial introductions and to set dates for the upcoming negotiations. The two current contracts are set to expire March...
View ArticleLocal 710 Bargaining Committee at ReaderLink Begins Negotiations
The Teamsters Local 710 bargaining committee met last week at ReaderLink to begin negotiations for the contract expiring December 31 with an extension through March 2016. The union presented...
View ArticleNomination Notice
Local Union 710 Nomination of candidates for 20 delegate(s) and 18 alternate delegate(s) to the June 2016 International Brotherhood of Teamsters Convention in Las Vegas, NV, will be held on: Jan 10...
View ArticleLocal 710 to Fight Wrongful Terminations at Classic Party Rental
Teamsters Local 710 met Friday, December 18 with Classic Party Rental to discuss the wrongful termination of 35 employees. Local 710 has filed a grievance to have those members reinstated. Classic...
View ArticleUnprecedented Turnout for Local 710 Nomination Meeting
Five-hundred sixty-three Local 710 Teamsters gathered en masse for Sunday’s nomination meeting for delegates and alternate delegates for the 2016 IBT Convention. The Convention will be held in June...
View ArticleLocal 710 Begins Contract Negotiations with Jewel
The Teamsters Local 710 bargaining committee met today with Jewel for negotiations at Joint Council 25 in Park Ridge, Ill. for initial proposals. Trustee of Local 710 John T. Coli began the session by...
View ArticleTeamsters Local 710 Remembers Robert Pigg
Photo courtesy of Burdan Funeral Home Inc. Robert M. Pigg, age 54, of Cedar Lake passed away Monday, December 28, 2015. He is survived by his loving wife, Kandi; son, Rayburn (Cassidy) Pigg;...
View ArticleLocal 710 Holds Strong at Grievance Panel for Wrongful Terminations
The wrongful termination grievance filed by Teamsters Local 710 against Classic Party Rental was heard Wednesday, January 13 at the Joint Grievance Committee Panel. Local 710 was not able to come to an...
View ArticleLocal 710 Jewel Bargaining Committee Meets to Finalize Proposals
The Teamsters Local 710 Bargaining Committee for Jewel met Friday, January 15 to finalize initial proposals with contract-ready language for both the Driver and Warehouse contracts. Both contracts are...
View ArticleLocal 710 Stands Firm at the Bargaining Table for Jewel Negotiations
The Teamsters Local 710 Jewel Bargaining committee met again today in Park Ridge to continue negotiations for the two upcoming contracts. Local 710 provided the employer with copies of the contracts...
View ArticleNegotiations Continue for Local 710 Jewel Contracts
The Teamsters Local 710 Bargaining Committee met again today in Park Ridge to hear the company’s response to their proposal as presented at the last negotiating session this past Wednesday. The company...
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