Advocating for 10,000+ workers throughout Illinois. Teamsters Local 700 represents 10,000 hardworking public employees throughout metropolitan Chicago. TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 700 (UNION) IS A LABOR ORGANIZATION WHOSE MAIN OBJECTIVE IS TO ORGANIZE WORKERS FOR THEIR ECONOMIC, MORAL, AND SOCIAL ADVANCEMENT. TO THAT END, THE OFFICERS, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF BUSINESS AGENTS OF THE UNION, NEGOTIATE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS WITH EMPLOYERS ON BEHALF OF THE UNION'S MEMBERS.