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OUR MISSION
Passionately providing a voice to the membership,Teamsters Local Union No. 117 empowers and unites workers. With integrity and an unwavering dedication to economic and social justice, we organize, educate, and lead collective and political action to protect and expand the rights, wages and benefits of working families. This is your Union. |
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 Secretary-Treasurer's Message
Brothers and Sisters:
Over the past week, I have watched in horror as more and more workers’ bodies were pulled from Rana Plaza in Bangladesh. Thousands of garment workers, struggling to support their families on 18-26 cents an hour, were intentionally sent to work in an unsafe building. More...
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Local 117 is on the forefront of a new effort by the Teamsters Union to organize thousands of taxicab operators across the country.
Last year, Local 117 organized over 500 Puget Sound taxi drivers into the Western Washington Taxicab Operators Association (WWTCOA). Read More...
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You can’t sleep. It hurts to swallow, your bones ache, and you’re alternating between night sweats and chills. In the morning, you’ve got a decision to make: Either you call in sick, or you suck it up, stumble off to work, and risk getting worse. Read More...
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The new issue of Teamster Talk, the newsletter for Local 117 members is now available! This issue contains articles about your Union's recent Shop Steward seminar, a report action targeting Union-buster Theo Chocolate, and updates on your Union's recent organizing drives and Lobby Days.
View the new issue of Teamster Talk here. Read More...
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With regular session in Olympia winding down, the State Legislature and the Governor are hammering out a budget deal that will directly impact Teamsters at the Department of Corrections.
We’ve been tracking the budget negotiations closely, and from what we’ve seen so far, the Senate and the House budget proposals are a mixed bag as far as Corrections is concerned. Read More...
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The new issue of the Local 117 Guardian, the newsletter for Teamsters at the Department of Corrections is now available!
This issue communicates a significant achievement for DOC Teamsters – a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that secures full interest arbitration rights during the term of your 2013-2015 collective bargaining agreement. Read More...
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