Seattle is leading the country in the effort to make a livable wage a reality for all workers.  On Thursday, a City Council committee unanimously passed an ordinance that will increase...Read More

Working families all across the country are fighting to raise the minimum wage to a living wage.  Now the spotlight is on Seattle.  This Thursday, the City Council could vote on...Read More

Check out the new issue of Teamsters South Sound, the newsletter for Local 117 members in the public sector living in greater Pierce County.  In this issue you’ll find stories...Read More

On June 29th, Teamsters Local 117 will march in the LGBT Pride Parade in Seattle.  In previous years Local 117 has maintained a booth at the Seattle Center, which marks...Read More

The Local 117 Executive Board sponsored two Teamster Police Officers, Jack Myers, a Sergeant at the Port of Seattle and Mark Hackett, an Officer at the University of Washington, to...Read More

Michelle Woodrow, your Director of Corrections & Law Enforcement, met with the State in Olympia yesterday for preliminary discussions over a grievance your Union filed regarding surcharges added to your...Read More

Let's give a warm Teamsters welcome to our new private sector Business Representative, Kris Fish.  Kris joins the private sector team with 16 years of experience as a Teamster. Kris became...Read More

Street sprinklers were invented in the 1850s as a means to suppress airborne dust on unpaved roads. Street sprinkling was necessary because the accumulation of manure and horse urine, as...Read More

Uber and UberX drivers met in Tukwila today to begin the process of forming an association which will work with Teamsters Local 117. The drivers voted to approve by-laws, and...Read More

Your Union bargaining committee had its second and third sessions with the State on May 13 and 14 in Olympia to negotiate over your 2015-2017 collective bargaining agreement. Additional bargaining...Read More