Hundreds of TNC drivers from Uber and UberX will gather at the Teamsters building in Tukwila this Sunday to launch a new association designed to protect drivers’ rights, promote public...Read More

Check out this awesome composite of Local 117 members talking about their Union.  It comes from Erik Olsen, a Shop Steward at Seattle Cold Storage.   Erik is a member...Read More

  We are looking for volunteers who would like to help out with our participation in this summer's Paint Tacoma-Pierce Beautiful program. Founded in 1985, Paint Tacoma-Pierce Beautiful organizes volunteer crews...Read More

Congratulations to 64 warehouse workers at the IKEA distribution center in Frederickson, WA who voted overwhelmingly last night to ratify their first union contract.  Welcome to Teamsters Local 117! The...Read More

Congratulations to the following members at the Seattle Housing Authority who are being recognized for their years of service: 25 years: Luelle Hayes 15 years: Lonny L. HowardWilliam Polk  10...Read More

We have negotiated an agreement with the DOC involving rest breaks.  The agreement settles the arbitration case brought by your Union on behalf of members whose intermittent rest periods had...Read More

Your Secretary-Treasurer Tracey A. Thompson was interviewed by Austin Jenkins on Thursday for his public affairs show, Inside Olympia, to talk about the working environment in our state's prisons.  You can...Read More

This week is Public Service Recognition Week, and in honor of all our public servants, Secretary-Treasurer Thompson has published a guest editorial in the Everett Herald calling for the recognition...Read More

For a sample of the representational work on behalf of Teamsters at the DOC for the month of April, check out the DOC facility news section of the website. In April and...Read More

  The new issue of Teamster Talk, the newsletter for members of Teamsters 117, is now available. In this issue of Teamster Talk, you'll find articles on: Teamsters volunteering at...Read More