Picture Car Glossary
Chicago Teamsters Local 727
What is Chicago Teamsters Local 727?
Updated June 2026 · Revolution Picture Cars
Also called Local 727.
Chicago Teamsters Local 727 is the International Brotherhood of Teamsters local that represents transportation drivers, picture car coordinators, wranglers, and related crew on film and television productions in the Chicago and Illinois market.
Productions shooting in Chicago on signatory agreements use Local 727 members for covered transportation and picture-car work, and owners renting vehicles to those productions work under the local's terms for vehicle use and scheduling.
Example
An Illinois production working union hires drivers, wranglers, and coordinators under Local 727's agreement, which sets the classifications and rates for every vehicle movement on the show.
Figures are illustrative, chosen to show the mechanics rather than to quote market rates.
Where you'll see it
Chicago and the surrounding region, governing the transportation labor budget.
Common mistake
Planning driver headcount before checking the local's classifications. Who may move which vehicle is defined by the agreement, and it can require more people than a non-union plan assumes.
Related questions
- What does Local 727 cover?
- Transportation drivers, picture car coordinators, wranglers, and related crew on productions shooting in Chicago and the surrounding region.
- Does the local set picture car wrangler rates?
- Yes, through its classifications and rate schedule, which is why the transportation labor budget is built from the agreement rather than from estimates.
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