• Officers

President/Union Representative Test Company Email Joseph M 312-738-5262 312-738-1196 (fax)

Joe Bakes is the President of Local 705.He has been a member of Local 705 for over 25 years. Joe began his career at Dominick Cartage in 1984 where he first became a member of Local 705. He worked there as a city driver until the fall of 1987, when he went to work at Yellow Freight. The majority of his time at Yellow was working in the shuttle operation, where he was appointed Steward by former Secretary-Treasurer Gerald Zero. As Steward, Joe worked very hard to protect his co-workers and the work they performed. Joe was elected President in 2003, the office he still holds today.