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Feb 19, 2020

Are Teamsters at Fleischmann’s Vinegar headed for a strike?

Teamsters at Fleischmann’s Vinegar are fed up. The company has been dragging its feet in negotiations and has shown little respect for its employees. 

Feb 19, 2020

Contract vote meetings for Teamsters at Maverick - schedule here!

We have scheduled Contract Ratification Meetings at multiple times and locations. At the meetings, you will have an opportunity to review the proposal and ask questions before you vote.

Feb 14, 2020

Teamster families call for safe staffing and a voice in Olympia

Hundreds of members of Teamsters 117 and their families flooded the State Capitol in Olympia yesterday for our 2020 Lobby Day. 

Feb 08, 2020

Teamsters achieve fully-recommended contract offer for over 1700 employees at Maverick Gaming

After two marathon negotiations sessions between our Union Negotiations Committee and your employer, we have achieved a fully-recommended proposal for a new contract for Union members at Maverick.

Feb 07, 2020

DOC Teamsters - Take the Survey for Contract Negotiations

This May, we will begin negotiations over the 2021-2023 collective bargaining agreement for all Teamsters employed at the Washington State Department of Corrections. 

Feb 05, 2020

A Teamster mom celebrates the James R. Hoffa scholarship award twenty years later

Maria LaRiviere liked to shoot for the moon. A Tacoma girl and the daughter of working-class parents, Maria had her sights set on Georgetown University in Washington D.C.

Feb 03, 2020

A Message from Michelle Woodrow: A busy time for DOC Teamsters

Jan 30, 2020

Contract proposal meetings for DOC - CANCELED!

In preparation for contract negotiations with the Department of Corrections, we will be holding Contract Demands Meetings at facilities across the state.

Jan 29, 2020

Teamsters support Swedish Medical Center workers on strike

Teamsters Local 117 stands in solidarity with nearly 8,000 Swedish Medical Center workers who began a three-day unfair labor practices strike Tuesday morning. The workers are members of SEIU Local 1199NW.

Jan 27, 2020

Two more scholarship opportunities for Teamster families!

Got a kid who's headed off to trade school or college? In the last few days, two more scholarship opportunities have opened up for Teamster families.

Jan 17, 2020

Teamsters & allies bring the UNFI fight up the supply chain to Amazon/Whole Foods

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.

Jan 17, 2020

Maverick Employees - Contract Survey and Schedule for Demands Meetings

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.

Jan 13, 2020

Legislative session gets underway in Olympia - check out our priorities!

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.

Jan 08, 2020

Secretary-Treasurer's Message: Scholarship Opportunities!

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.

Jan 06, 2020

Teamsters at the City of Auburn Overwhelmingly Ratify 3-Year Contract

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. 

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