Members of Teamsters Local 117 joined the annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. event in Seattle on Saturday.

The Friedrichs case is being funded by wealthy special interests who are trying to maximize profits for big corporations at the expense of middle class families. If they are successful, our ability to speak out for family wages and good benefits will become much more difficult.

One of our key priorities this legislative session will be passing a bill that extends assault benefits for correctional employees

MLK was not only an iconic leader in our country's struggle for Civil Rights, he also cared deeply about working families and spoke out against the challenges facing labor.

This week, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in a case - Friedrichs v. the California Teachers Association - that could have sweeping implications for working families in Washington and across this country.

Family, strength, community - those are our values as union members. Teamsters in our South Sound shops met on Saturday in Tacoma to talk about how to promote those values through interviews with every single member.

Google and Facebook drivers want to be Teamsters. A group of drivers met with a representative at Google Headquarters in Kirkland today and asked for Teamsters Local 117 to be recognized as their collective bargaining representative.

Legislative Session Begins on Tuesday, January 11 - Here Are Our Priorities.

We will be bringing a powerful team of 40 Teamsters to the 2016 Convention of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters this June.

Teamsters Local 117 DOC Lobby Day - January 26, 2016.

South Sound Leadership Summit - Register Here!

What are you thankful for? This was the question asked to dozens of members at our holiday membership meeting on December 17. We heard lots of things - check out a few of the responses in this short video.