The right by law to belong and participate in a union is a very important right. You also have the right to refrain from becoming an active member by paying a reduced monthly fee to the union.

Members of Teamsters Local 743 joined community groups, allies, and local media Thursday morning to celebrate a victory in the battle to keep Mercy Hospital from closing.

  On a wet and windy morning on Chicago’s South Side, nearly 100 Union Stewards from Teamsters Local 743 met to learn about the organizing side of union business.