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 16,000 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:

Tell Governor to stop health care cuts for State employees! Updated On: Aug 31, 2010 (16:18:00) State government and Coke have something in common:  They want their employees to shoulder an excessive burden of the cost of health care. Coke's proposals to increase health care premium share by 800% and eliminate health care coverage for retirees led to a week-long work stoppage Read More...

Former Deputy named new Director of Corrections and Law Enforcement Updated On: Aug 31, 2010 (10:10:00) Local 117 Staff Attorney and Public Sector Coordinator, Jim Smith, has been appointed as the new Director of Corrections and Law Enforcement for Teamsters at DOC and at other represented law enforcement agencies across the region Read More...

Coke employees return to work - strike over! Updated On: Aug 31, 2010 (09:05:00) (Seattle, WA) – 500 Western Washington Coke employees who went on strike last Monday will return to work unconditionally in a gesture that demonstrates their willingness to bargain a fair and equitable contract in good faith. Negotiations between the Washington Teamsters United and Coke are set to resume this Wednesday and Thursday, September 1 and 2 Read More...

Employees file suit against Coke for cancelling their health care Posted On: Aug 27, 2010 (15:49:03) (Seattle, WA) – Attorneys representing 500 striking employees at Coke filed a class action lawsuit against the Company today for violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) after Coke canceled the employees' health care. Five plaintiffs were named in the complaint Read More...

Striking workers at Coke gain international support from IUF Updated On: Aug 26, 2010 (14:09:00) Striking Coke workers in Western Washington have won international support from the International Union of Food and Allied Workers (IUF), an organization that represents thousands of beverage workers worldwide Read More...

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

Teamsters Strike Medford Penske Location Comair To Phase Out Dated Equipment Over Next Two Years Collective Bargaining I TLA Slated for October 19-21 Crackdown on Unions in Iran Coke Employees Make Unconditional Return To Work Offer Teamsters March In Reclaim The Dream Event Environmental Groups Praise Clean Truck Decision Clean Truck Program Outrages Some Drivers Striking Coke Workers Left Without Health Care Reclaiming The Dream From Glenn Beck