December 2, 2011

Cook County Clerks Vote Down Furlough Days
Teamsters Local 700 Reduces Proposed Layoffs by Half

Just days after the 2012 Cook County budget was released, Cook County Circuit Clerks voted against furlough days. This vote means a total of 69 layoffs will take place in the Clerk’s office– down by 50 percent thanks to tireless negotiating by Local 700 representatives.

“Layoffs are never a good thing, we all know that,” said William P. Logan, Local 700 Assistant Trustee. “The best we can do with a situation like the one in Cook County is try and eliminate furlough days and reduce layoffs to the bare minimum. We fought for that, and that’s what our members voted for.”

614 members voted to accept 69 union layoffs and zero furlough days. 

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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

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Park Ridge, IL 60068
Phone (847) 939-9700
Fax (847) 518-6495

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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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