Carol Stream Paratransit Drivers Vote to Join Teamsters

New Members Join 100 Co-Workers Already Represented By Local 727

Paratransit drivers at MV Transportation in Carol Stream voted overwhelmingly this month to join Teamsters Local 727.

The 39 new members join the more than 100 paratransit and bus drivers and mechanics at MV Transportation in Niles and Batavia who are already represented by Local 727.

“We proudly welcome these hardworking men and women to the Teamster family,” said John T. Coli, President of Teamsters Joint Council 25. “They chose to take action to secure a brighter future for themselves and their families. We will take action to ensure they are treated with the dignity and respect they deserve.”

The MV Carol Stream workers’ final vote tally was 21-5 in favor of Teamster representation.

Union representatives soon will begin gathering member input and demands to negotiate with management on a first contract for the MV Carol Stream paratransit drivers. Last year, the union secured a strong first contract for 39 members at MV Batavia.

Teamsters Local 727 is an affiliate of Teamsters Joint Council 25, which represents more than 100,000 hardworking men and women throughout Illinois and Indiana.

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