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Teamsters Local 700 asks Illinois Tollway board to address unpaid shift incentives for snow callouts
Summary
A Teamsters representative told the Tollway Board that managers are not paying a contract shift incentive during snow-and-ice callouts, the union says, and asked the board to meet with affected members while the grievance moves through arbitration.
Jack Daniels, business agent for Teamsters Local 700, told the Illinois Tollway Board of Directors on Jan. 28, 2025, that Tollway employees who work nighttime shifts are not receiving a contractual shift incentive when called out for snow- and ice‑response work. He asked the board to meet with union members to seek a resolution while a grievance and arbitration process proceeds.
Daniels said the union and management had agreed in bargaining that shift incentives should apply to "all hours worked, including snow and ice callouts," but that Tollway management has refused to pay the incentive for those callouts. "This means many of our members lose money when they're called out for snow and ice," Daniels said. "The union believes that's a blatant violation of the contract, which states that the incentive shall be applied to all hours worked by members on shift." He described the practice as demoralizing and asked any board members to meet with impacted bargaining unit members.
The speaker identified himself as Jack Daniels and described his role as the business agent representing Teamsters Local 700 members employed by the Illinois Tollway. He said the matter is currently going through grievance and arbitration and that the union is "ready and willing to meet and to work collaboratively to ensure that our members, your employees, are treated with the respect and dignity that they deserve and that our contract demands." He invited board members to coordinate a meeting with bargaining members.
The remarks came during the meeting's public comment period; the board took no immediate formal action on the request during the Jan. 28 session. The transcript shows the board accepted the comment and moved on to the rest of the agenda.
Ending: The union's grievance and any arbitration outcome were not discussed during the meeting and remain pending. Daniels asked the board to intervene through a meeting with members; no such meeting was scheduled on the record.
