At the Teamsters Convention, Teamster power and pride are everywhere you look. You see it in the streets, in the restaurants, and in the hotels - Teamster power T-Shirts, polos, buttons, stickers, placards, and pins.

New Local 117 members at Transdev spend their workdays helping others. They pick up our community’s most vulnerable residents – the elderly and disabled – and transport them to locations across King County. Now, a first-time Teamsters contract will give them the respect they deserve. Yesterday, the newly-organized group voted by an overwhelming margin to approve the contract.

Every five years, Teamsters from across the country gather for our International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) convention.

At the end of our negotiations session with the State over our DOC contract yesterday in Olympia, members of our bargaining team were disappointed and frustrated.

Local 117 members and staff spent the day at the Monroe Correctional Complex yesterday, talking with members about their concerns at work. We also talked about the ongoing DOC contract negotiations with the State.

Our Union Coalition bargaining team spent most of the day in caucus on Wednesday, June 22, first reviewing the possible economic parameters including wage increases, a coalition premium and health and welfare benefit protection.

We put aside our differences with King County for a day as union representatives and County officials gathered at the Labor Temple for the annual King County Labor Summit.

A few sprinkles didn't stop Teamsters and their families from turning out for our 5th annual Car & Bike show on Saturday.

Local 117 Secretary-Treasurer, John Scearcy, has published a guest opinion piece speaking up on behalf of professional staff working at the City of Black Diamond.

The new issue of our Teamster Talk newsletter is now available!

Last Saturday, members and staff from your Union staged a protest in front of David’s Bridal retail store at Southcenter Mall in Tukwila. Why David’s Bridal?

When I first became a Teamster at West Coast Grocery (SuperValu) 25 years ago, I never could have imagined one day I'd lead the second largest Teamsters Local in the country.

We were back at the bargaining table with the State on June 9 and 10 to negotiate over the terms and conditions our 2017-2019 DOC contract.

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