Taxi, Uber and Lyft Drivers in Seattle scored a major victory this week when a federal judge threw out a lawsuit challenging the Seattle ordinance giving drivers collective bargaining rights.

Dozens of newly organized Teamster taxi drivers and their Labor allies packed a Port of Seattle Commission meeting to speak about the Port’s recent anti-worker behavior.

Teaching defensive tactics is physically demanding work. Trainers need to both master and demonstrate the techniques.

We caught up with WSP Teamsters Jared Frerichs who is running for Walla Walla County commissioner.

Thank you to the outstanding team of DOC nurses, at WSP, and across the state.

“I’ve been Union my whole life,” said Sgt. Frank Longoria of the Cedar Ridge Corrections Center near Olympia. “For me, it’s always been about people’s rights.”

Check out our new video featuring Takele Gobena, a longtime driver for Uber and Lyft and a member of our App-Based Drivers Association.

Your DOC bargaining committee held a three-day bargaining session with the state on July 19-21 and on August 2 with a mediator.

I want to remind you that today is Primary Day here in Washington State, which this is the last day to get your primary ballot in the mail.

We may be on the verge of an important breakthrough in our Total Comp negotiations with King County. This is great news, especially given the profound challenges we have faced over the last nine months of bargaining.

At their annual meeting, taxicab operators at the Western Washington Taxi Cab Operators Association (WWTCOA) voted unanimously to join Teamsters Local 117 as full-fledged union members.