With a labor dispute looming at Veritiv, 38-year Teamster Roderick Boettger recalls a two-day strike at the company early in his career.

Thanks to some shrewd investigatory reporting by KIRO 7's Jesse Jones, Shasta's dirty tricks are finally being exposed. 

On Friday, the State House and Senate finalized the legislation for our Department of Corrections (DOC) and University of Washington Police Department (UWPD) interest arbitration bills (SB 5021/SB 5022).

On Saturday, our interest arbitration bill (SB 5021) for Teamsters at the DOC cleared another critical hurdle when it passed out of the House Appropriations committee on a vote of 26-6.

Have a kid who needs cash for class? Teamsters 117 is now accepting applications for the 2019 Jeff Alfieri Scholarship.

Teamsters who work at UNFI in Auburn and the Supervalu distribution center in Tacoma are standing together.

Community pressure on Industrial Container Services (ICS) continues to intensify.

Starting at the end of March, we will be holding spring Membership Meetings for all DOC Teamsters at facilities across the State.

You are invited a very special event. Teamsters 117 will be holding its first-ever Womxn's Conference She/Us/We Rising Together! on Saturday, May 18 from 8 AM to 1 PM at our Union Hall in Tukwila.

This month, we are proud to celebrate Women's History Month. Check out this message from our International Union and be sure to register for our upcoming Teamsters 117 Womxn's Conference on May 18. 

The collective strength of our union was on full display on Saturday as hundreds of rank-and-file leaders from across the state gathered together at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle for our annual Shop Steward Seminar and Appreciation Day.

Seattle city councilmember Lorena Gonzalez led a delegation of our members yesterday to confront management at Industrial Container Services (ICS) over alleged violations of federal law and proposals to slash health care.

More good news from Olympia. Our bill (HB 1589) that restores the right for trained DOC personnel to carry a concealed weapon unanimously passed out of the State House of Representatives yesterday on a vote of 97-0. 

Our annual Shop Steward Seminar and Appreciation Day is slated for this weekend when hundreds of rank-and-file leaders from across our Union will be gathering at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle on Saturday.