(Chicago, IL) - Teamster-represented funeral directors and drivers at SCI funeral homes will rally in support of a new contract at 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 25 at Blake-Lamb Funeral Home, 4727 W. 103rd St, Oak Lawn, IL 60453.
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Teamsters Local 727 has been negotiating a contract for its 59 funeral directors and drivers at 17 area SCI (NYSE: SCI) funeral homes since June 14. The current contract expires at 12 a.m., Monday, July 1. Talks are scheduled to continue through June 30.
Over the course of negotiations, SCI has approximately 40 regressive changes to the current contract including:
- Eliminating the funeral directors' pension plan
- Increasing the cost of health insurance premiums for employees
- Wage freezes for new hires
- Paltry wage increases after years of wage freezes
- Elimination of authority of the arbitrator in arbitration decisions
- Elimination of holiday pay
"In each negotiation since SCI acquired these funeral homes, they have sought to freeze wages, eliminate the directors' retirement plan and gut health benefits," said John T. Coli, Local 727 Secretary-Treasurer. "Our 59 local funeral directors are being bullied by a $3.2 billion company that is intent on eking out every last penny out of the community."
Teamsters Local 727 has represented Chicago's funeral directors and embalmers since 1946. It represents more than 6,800 hardworking men and women in the greater Chicagoland area.
WHAT: Rally for SCI Funeral Directors
WHEN: 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 25
WHERE: Blake-Lamb Funeral Home
4727 W. 103rd Street
Oak Lawn, IL 60453
CONTACT: Brian Rainville, (847) 292-1225
/PRNewswire-USNewswire -- June 24, 2013/
SOURCE Teamsters Local Union 727
