On Thursday, January 16, in Austin, Texas, a delegation of Oxfam, Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) and Teamsters Union representatives joined forces, demanding Whole Foods take real steps to clean up abusive labor practices in its food supply chain.

This is an exciting time for workers in the gaming industry in Washington State. Teamsters 117, one of the most powerful and respected unions in the Pacific Northwest, has been certified to represent you in contract negotiations with your employer.

Today marks the first of a 60-day legislative session in Olympia where lawmakers will be making critical decisions that impact members of Teamsters 117 and their families.

Hope your 2020 is getting off to a great start! As you plan out your new year, I wanted to give you a heads up about an exciting new scholarship opportunity for members of Teamsters 117.

Greg Noonan, Teamster at the City of Auburn, is your veritable jack-of-all-trades. His work portfolio consists of plumbing, carpentry, welding, and metal fabrication along with some ingenious design work. 

Fighting to protect our contracts in the grocery industry.

More than 1,700 card room workers employed by Maverick Gaming have chosen Teamsters Local 117.

On behalf of our Union’s Executive Board, I want to wish you and your family a wonderful holiday season.

It was a packed house last night at the Teamsters Hall in Tukwila! Hundreds of Local 117 members from across the state joined in the festivities of our Holiday Membership Meeting extravaganza.

Teamsters Local 117 has achieved a significant victory in the fight to bring workers in the gig economy a voice on the job.

Join us on December 19 as hundreds of Local 117 members gather together at the union hall in Tukwila for solidarity and our annual raffle drawing.  

The anti-union “Freedom” Foundation is making yet another attempt to obtain your personal information through a public disclosure request

Seattle Uber and Lyft drivers celebrated the passage of Mayor Jenny Durkan’s ‘Fare Share’ plan by the City Council today, calling it an historic victory that will provide long-sought labor protections and lead to higher pay for the City’s 30,000 ride-hail drivers.

Teamsters at Avis Budget Group, Inc who work at SeaTac Airport have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new 5-year contract. The group of approximately 150 customer service agents and sales representatives met yesterday to overwhelmingly approve the proposal at our Union Hall in Tukwila.

Got Teamsters medical? You can save on your 2020 medical expenses by taking a confidential Health Assessment if you are covered under the Washington Teamsters Welfare Trust.