It was a tough challenge — to pick the winning story. Each one reflected the incredible challenges that Teamsters overcome every day from struggles of a young single mother to surviving the horrific aftermath of the Vietnam war. All participants will have their story featured on our website.

Many of you have requested that we continue to provide updates on the Janus v AFSCME case that threatens the resources that support our ability to continue to stand together and negotiate strong contracts.

The results are in! All Teamsters 117 bargaining units participating in the recent contract vote at King County have overwhelmingly approved their respective contracts.

Our international union is now accepting applications for the 2018 James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship. For the first time, scholarships will be awarded to students attending training and vocational programs

Great to see members who work at the airport's rental car facility today.

Scott Anderson, a Teamster of 43 years in the grocery industry, is soft-spoken, but don’t let his demeanor fool you.

In memory of Rob Garberding. Rob Garberding passed away battling cancer in the first week of January shortly after we featured his story. In this winter edition of Teamster Talk we remember his amazing and heartbreaking story, the powerful contracts we closed the year with, and learn about WA Paid Sick Leave.

A 60-day session of the Washington State Legislature kicks off on January 8, 2018 and will run through March 9.

The vote is underway. King County Teamsters have begun casting their ballots on their contract. The voting is the culmination of a year of bargaining, starting at the coalition level and concluding with small table negotiations.

Greetings and happy 2018 to you and your family. I wanted to kick off the new year with a topic that is personally important to me as your union's secretary-treasurer.

The winter issue of the Guardian, our newsletter for Teamsters who work at the Department of Corrections, is now available!

Starting in January, we will be conducting contract ratification meetings for all Teamsters who work at King County.

Teamsters Local 117 shop steward Peter Miller sends his heartfelt gratitude this holiday season to Seattle-area firefighters for their heroic work in saving hundreds of animals during a fire at the Woodland Park Zoo.

Teamsters at Darigold donate 500 hours of their vacation time to a co-worker battling cancer.

Congrats to Local 117 members at ABM Parking who voted unanimously to ratify a new 3-year contract last week.