It’s been a busy, exciting year for our union. As we move into the last quarter of 2017, I want to give you a recap of what we’ve accomplished so far and a sense of where we are headed in our work to build unity and power for all members of Teamsters 117.

A small group of Teamsters who work for Republic Parking in downtown Seattle voted to ratify a new three-year contract last week.

When disaster strikes, Teamsters roll in to help out. That’s what three members at Republic Services did when their boss asked for volunteers to help clean up in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey that devastated south Texas earlier this month.

On Saturday, August 26, Teamsters gathered outside the Tukwila Hall for a Back-to-School barbecue fundraiser. It took four members to haul more than three large boxes of the gathered supplies.

King County Master Labor Agreement (MLA) bargaining is getting down to the wire. The county is interested in ushering any tentative agreement reached with the coalition through the county’s contract transmittal process by December 28.

Looking for fun way to escape the late summer heat? Our sisters & brothers at the IAM Machinists 751 have graciously offered Teamsters Local 117 members and their families the opportunity to partake in a union solidarity event at the Wild Waves theme park in Federal Way.

Teamster families across the country, including many at our Local Union, have been afflicted by the devastating storm that has swept across the southern United States over the last several days.

Welcome our new Business Representative for members at the Department of Corrections, Frederick Rodgers.

Drivers in Seattle’s for-hire industry expressed disappointment today at an order by the federal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to temporarily block Seattle’s collective bargaining law.

We are pleased to see that Judge Lasnik has ruled in favor of giving drivers in Seattle's for-hire industry a voice as intended under the law.

Woodland Park Zoo education department employees voted overwhelmingly to join their coworkers in becoming members of Teamsters 117. Congratulations to the winning team!

Loud voices of taxi drivers resonated across the parking garage at SeaTac Airport. East Side for Hire management stared in bitter frustration at drivers who exercised their right to collectively voice their issues with their dispatch company and the Port of Seattle who contracts with Eastside by suspending work for an hour. It was their second day demonstrating against inhumane working conditions and unjust retaliation by the company.

Taxi drivers exerted their collective power at Sea-Tac Airport today by staging an hour-long work stoppage that sent Port officials and the drivers’ dispatch company reeling.

Teamster members took aim to fight hunger last week at the 5th annual Trap Shooting and Archery Tournament sponsored by Tacoma's Emergency Food Network.