Congratulations to our Teamster taxi drivers on winning the annual Local 117 Solidarity Soccer Tournament!  The event was held on Saturday at Joseph Foster Memorial Park in Tukwila.   Local...Read More

Contract negotiations involving more than 400 warehouse workers, represented by Teamsters Local 117, and Fred Meyer broke off last night.  Key issues in bargaining are health care and Fred Meyer’s...Read More

The complete transcripts for our interest arbitration hearing before Arbitrator Howell Lankford on behalf of Teamsters at the Department of Corrections are now available online.   The transcripts include our...Read More

Great job, Cheryl Steele!  Cheryl is an incredible Teamster Shop Steward who works at the Airway Heights Correctional Center in Spokane.  She's just published a letter to the editor of...Read More

$50/PERSON - TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE Get ready to cut loose and have some fun!  Black Teamsters United is hosting our first-ever Teamsters Casino Night on Saturday, September 27 starting at...Read More

Through the interest arbitration process, it was determined that we could share with you at the end of the hearing videos of our opening and closing arguments as well as...Read More

We wanted to clarify a point in our previous interest arbitration update with respect to location pay as it relates to the recruitment and retention issue. At the interest arbitration...Read More

We had scheduled two bargaining dates with the employer, on August 11 and 26. Unfortunately the employer cancelled both sessions because they were unprepared and unable to get their bargaining...Read More

After seven days of witness testimony and yesterday’s closing arguments, the interest arbitration hearing for Teamsters at the Department of Corrections is now complete.  Given the proximity of the October...Read More

Your Union’s legal team continued to build a strong case yesterday before the interest arbitrator on behalf of Teamsters at the Department of Corrections.  The day started with your Union...Read More