I wanted to share with you some of the exciting communications work Local 117 members have been up to as a part of our effort to feature more voices on our website and in our newsletters.

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• Travis Brendelson, a member at Fred Meyer, created this amazing Local 117 strike demo – listen and you will be blown away!

• Joschue Reyes, a Shop Steward at CBCC/DOC, wrote this excellent piece that was distributed to DOC members on behalf of the DOC Bargaining Committee.

• Shane Zey, also a DOC Shop Steward at MCC, makes an impassioned plea for his fellow members to get involved.

• Cheryl Steele, a DOC Shop Steward at AHCC, published a letter to the editor of the Spokesman Review in support of working families.

• Joe Webb, a Fred Meyer Shop Steward created this killer Local 117 logo.

• Josh Putnam, also a Fred Meyer Shop Steward, wrote an excellent article about the harmful impact of Walmart on working families.

• Erik Olsen of Seattle Cold Storage put together this great flyer with photos and quotes of Local 117 members taking about the power of the Union

• Dewayne Collins also of SCS wrote this fantastic article about the transformation of his Union.