July 26, 2010

Local 700 Gets Cook County Clerk Job Back

A Teamsters Local 700 member and Cook County employee could be back to work soon after an arbitrator ruled in Catherine Gnutek's favor, saying she should be reinstated pending a physical exam.

Gnutek, a Cook County Trial Court Clerk in the Law Division, was accused of allegedly violating the terms of her disability leave. This accusation resulted in Gnutek's discharge in August 2008.

Local 700 continued to fight for Gnutek, who has been a clerk since 1995. Thanks to the Local Union's perseverance, Gnutek was awarded reinstatement at an arbitration hearing on July 14, 2010.

"This decision shows what a union with strong staff attorneys can do for its members," said William P. Logan, Assistant Trustee for Local 700. "We're getting more and more deserving employees their jobs back."

 

William P. Logan, President
Becky Strzechowski, Secretary-Treasurer
Vincent F. Tenuto Jr., Vice President
Michael G. Melone, Recording Secretary
Billie J. Ammons, Trustee
Hector Hernandez, Trustee
Gerald N. Sims Jr., Trustee

1300 W. Higgins Rd. Suite 301
Park Ridge, IL 60068
Phone (847) 939-9700
Fax (847) 518-6495

CONTACT YOUR STATE LEGISLATOR:
- SENATOR
- CONGRESSMAN / CONGRESSWOMAN

UPCOMING EVENTS

Monday, May 28
Memorial Day
(union office closed)

Wednesday, July 4
Independence Day
(union office closed)

Saturday, August 4
3rd Annual Local 700 Picnic
Miller Meadow Forest Preserve
Roosevelt Road & 1st Ave.
Maywood, IL

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