The Labor Education Research Association (LERA) held its annual meeting in Minneapolis at the end of May. LERA is an organization where professionals in labor relations can network and share ideas about current developments in the field.

In a massive display of union solidarity, Teamsters who work at the Darigold processing plants in Seattle and Issaquah, voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike over the weekend.

Teamsters working at US Foods’ distribution facility in Fife refused to cross the picket line in solidarity with Teamsters in Severn, Md., who began an unfair labor practice strike against the company last month.

Teamsters Local 117 has been on an organizing tear recently. Over the past two years, the local has brought over 900 members into the union.

Teamster General President, James R. Hoffa, walked the picket line today with members who work at the US Foods facility in Severn, MD. Teamsters in Maryland have been on strike for almost three weeks.

Our bargaining team was back at the table with Darigold again today and the situation is getting serious.

This week is National Nurses Week, a time to pay tribute to the exceptional work of our members at the Washington State Nurses Association and at the Department of Corrections.

US Foods, the massive food service conglomerate, provoked another Unfair Labor Practice strike over the weekend, this time in Corona, California.

Members of Teamsters 117 joined together today with grocery store workers, baristas, adjunct professors, nursing home workers, students, and other labor activists for a march through the streets of Seattle to "raise the alarm for workers' rights."