Teamsters 705 Participates in Chicago Irish Parade

 3/17/18 -Teamsters Local 705 particpates in the Chiciago Southside Irish Parade. 

Steve Pocztowski Poker Tournament 2018

 3/17/18 - Great Tournout for the Steve Pocztowski Poker Tournament 2018 for the scholarship to support 705 members High School that will be attending college.

New Building Construction In Progress

New Building Well Underway, Building for the Future

Ground Breaking Ceremony on New 705 Building

Ground Breaking ceremony took place on March 26, 2017 for the new 3 story 705 structure before the General Membership Meeting.  

The new 3 story building will house the new 705 offices as well as other tenants.  The building is expected to be paid off in 5 to 6 years and is projected to produce millions of dollars of revenue for the Local in the years to come. 

Greg Foster receives TNBC's Lifetime Achievement Award

Teamsters National Black Caucus (TNBC) gave a lifetime achievement award to 705 Vice President, Greg Foster.  Congratulations to Greg on this prestigious award.

Greg's Speech was highlighted to encourage members to be more active in their Union.  “Attend your union meetings; get involved; go out to those rallies. It’s needed now more than ever. We can no longer continue to sit on the sideline to watch these inhumane things happen to working men and women,” Foster said.

705 Strikes West Fuels Over Unfair Labor Practices

October 2 2017 - Members voted overwhelmingly to strike their company, West Fuels due Unfair Labor Practice charges.  The strike is currently in its sixth week and the members remain unified while out on strike. 

Rauner's Greed for Right-to-Work-for-Less

Government doesn't work like big business. The middle class and working families can just fend for themselves! How's that working for you? Regretfully, the Republicans wouldn't support a tax on multi-millionaires in this state. That was a referendum on the last ballot. Over 60% of voters supported this proposed tax. That would help this state grow! But, we sit here another month without a state budget agreement! We will not support Rauner when he insists on blocking beneficial policies that would help working people support their families. I hope he's a one-term Governor!

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Juan Campos - Secretary-Treasurer

As the Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters Local 705 I want to welcome you to our newly designed website. Teamsters Local 705 proudly represents over 15,000 members in and around the Chicago land area. 

Local 705 represents UPS, Freight, Cartage, Warehousing, Public Works, movers and many thousands of other members in and around the Chicago area. We have and will always fight hard for fair contracts and justice for our members in their respective work places.  That is what Teamsters Local 705 is built on.

We hope that you enjoy our website and visit often for updates.

Juan Campos - Secretary-Treasurer