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 Welcome

Welcome to Teamsters Local 117. It is my great honor to tell you about your amazing Union.

Whether at the bargaining table, a community picnic or a membership meeting, Teamsters Local 117 passionately provides a voice to its nearly 17,000 members. Working together with our strong membership, we empower and unite our members to fight for economic and social justice and to expand and protect wages, benefits and working conditions. Our overarching goal is to improve the lives of all working families. Read more

What's New at Local 117:

CRITICAL HEARING TOMORROW FEBRUARY 9th AT 1:30 PM Updated On: Feb 08, 2010 (12:39:00) Come to Olympia tomorrow, February 9, 2010 and speak out in support of legislation that would hold offenders accountable for assaults against law enforcement officers and Corrections’ employees Read More...

3rd and Lander Teamsters poised for possible strike Updated On: Feb 04, 2010 (14:01:00) Workers at Republic Services’ 3rd and Lander transfer station in downtown Seattle voted to authorize a strike on Tuesday, February 2, in an effort to protect their pension. A strike at the SODO district facility would have a ripple effect upon recycling and sanitation services throughout the Puget Sound Read More...

Teamsters at the Consortium receive full back pay and benefits Posted On: Feb 03, 2010 (11:53:05) It’s been a long haul, but the payoff is sweet. A year and a half after being wrongfully laid off, four Teamsters Local 117 members at the Tacoma-Pierce County Employment and Training Consortium received checks yesterday that included full back pay and benefits with interest for the several months that they were out of work Read More...

Award-winning winery is a Teamsters' shop Updated On: Feb 02, 2010 (14:42:00) Of the many accolades awarded to the Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery over the last several years, few wine aficionados are aware of a key ingredient to the vintner’s success: the Teamsters. For over 35 years now, Teamsters Local 117 has represented Chateau Ste. Michelle employees in the bottling line, the barrel room, production, and shipping and maintenance Read More...

Teamsters reach tentative agreement with PDA Updated On: Feb 01, 2010 (17:17:00) The Union reached a tentative settlement with the Public Development Authority (PDA) for Teamsters at the Pike Place Market in a day-long mediation session on Monday, February 1.  The workers will vote on whether at approve the proposal on February 10.  The Union bargaining committee is recommending that the workers approve the agreement Read More...

Teamster News Headlines: (Updated Daily From Teamster.org)

Airline Division News, Week Ending February 5, 2010 Jobs on the Agenda for Hoffa, Miller Geithner Supports “Targeted” Funding Relief Teamsters Mourn Loss Of Coleman Davis Teamsters Applaud Confirmation Of Patricia Smith As Labor Solicitor Teamsters Leadership Academies Scheduled for 2010 Labor, Consumer And Safety Advocates Make Noise At Auto Shows Teamsters History Program Slated for March 23-24 Dave Beck And Delegates, 1954 Seattle Warehouseman, 1954