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John T. Coli
President, Joint Council 25
Secretary-Treasurer, Local 727
International Vice President, Central Region
John T. Coli became a member of the Teamsters
Union in 1971. He first joined the Executive Board
as a Trustee in 1997 and was appointed Board President
in 2002 with re-election in 2004 and 2008. Coli has been
the Secretary-Treasurer of Local 727 since 1992.
He serves as a Trustee of the Local 727 Health
and Welfare, Pension and Legal, and Educational
Assistance Funds and is a Trustee of the Parking
Industry Labor Management Committee. He has held
numerous positions with Local 727, Joint Council
25 and the Teamsters Volunteers in Politics as
well as working as an attorney for the Illinois
Secretary of State. Coli was elected to the Teamster General Executive Board as an Central Region Vice President in 2006. Coli earned a bachelor’s
degree from San Francisco State University and
a law degree from John Marshall Law School in
Chicago.
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Thomas W. Stiede
Secretary-Treasurer, Joint Council 25
Secretary-Treasurer, Local 703
Thomas W. Stiede has been a member of Local
703 since 1977. He joined the Teamsters while
working as a warehouseman for the local’s largest employer, Dominick’s grocery stores. In 1993, Stiede and several other active members ran as a slate for the Local 703 Executive Board, winning every office. He now holds the position of Secretary-Treasurer and is a plan manager for Local 703’s trust funds. Stiede also worked with the Teamsters Volunteers in Politics and is serving his second term on the Joint Council 25 Board.
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Terrence J. Hancock
Recording Secretary, Joint Council 25
President, Local 731
Terrence J. Hancock joined the Teamsters in 1979
as a rank-and-file semi-dump trailer driver in
Local 731. Hancock has been appointed or elected
to numerous positions within Local 731, including
Business Representative, Secretary-Treasurer and
President. In 1999, he was appointed as International
Representative by General President James P. Hoffa,
and was assigned to the Construction Division
in Washington, D.C. Hancock currently serves on
the Board of Trustees of the Local 731 Health/Welfare
and Pension Funds and as the President of Local
731. He is serving his second term
on the Joint Council 25 Board.
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Brian Meidel
Trustee, Joint Council 25
President, Local 734
Brian Meidel joined the Teamsters Union in 1975 as a member of Local 734 in Chicago. He worked as a warehouse worker at Mary Ann Baking Company. From 1975 until 1983, Meidel worked as a driver for Gonnella Bread, Clyde’s Donuts and Entenmann’s. While at Entenmann’s, he served as a steward for Local 734. Meidel was appointed to the position of Local 734’s Secretary-Treasurer in 1983, and served 12 years in that position. Since 1995, Meidel has held the office of President. Meidel heads the Bakery Drivers Local 734 Welfare Fund and Pension Fund. Meidel also held the position of committee member of Teamsters Volunteers in Politics from 1998 to 2007. He joined the Joint Council 25 Executive Board as Trustee in 2008.
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Stephen E. Pocztowski
Trustee, Joint Council 25
Secretary-Treasurer, Local 705
Stephen E. Pocztowski joined Teamsters Local 705 as a part-time employee at United Parcel Service on June 3, 1974. Two years later, Pocztowski became a driver for UPS and started getting more involved with his local, including becoming a steward in 1981. He joined the staff of Local 705 as a Business Agent in 1994, and won the position of Elected Business Agent in 1995. In 1997, Pocztowski was elected to the Local 705 Executive Board as Trustee. Six years later, he ran for the position of Secretary-Treasurer and, for the first time in Local 705’s history, beat the incumbent. He resides as the Fund Chairman on the Teamsters Local 705 Health and Welfare and Pension Funds. Pocztowski was appointed to the Joint Council 25 Teamsters Volunteers in Politics in 2005 and served until 2007. He joined the Joint Council 25 Executive Board as a Trustee in 2008.
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James T. Glimco
Trustee, Joint Council 25
President, Local 777
James T. Glimco joined the Teamsters Union in 1989 as a Business Agent for Teamsters Local 777. He was appointed Vice President of Local 777 in 1992. Since 1993, he has held the position of President of Local 777. He also serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees for both the Teamsters Local 777 Health Benefits Plan and the Local 777 Retirement Plan. In 2008, he joined Joint Council 25 as a Trustee. Glimco earned a bachelor’s degree and a master’s of business administration in finance from Benedictine University.
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