Teamsters at Auto Warehousing are gearing up for a fight. In contract negotiations, the company has walked away from the bargaining table on multiple occasions and refused to bargain in good faith.

Congrats, Christine McDaniels! Christine will be named our first EVER female Sergeant At Arms 7 at our quarterly General Membership Meeting on June 15.

Late last night, Teamsters Local 117 achieved a fully-recommended tentative agreement with Republic Services over a contract involving 120 recycle and yard waste drivers employed at the company’s locations in Bellevue, Seattle, Lynnwood and Kent.

Teamsters on Long Island have been on strike at Clare Rose for 41 days. The company is intent on slashing worker pay and benefits.

Dwayne Bockman and Cara Mattson share a hug as the contract is close to being finalized. Sitting behind the wheel of the bus shuttling SeaTac passengers between airport terminals, Brad...Read More

We are already a week into the second special session of the legislature and no budget deal is in sight.

My name is George Blakey. I am a Shop Steward and proud member of Teamsters Local 117 who works as a driver for Republic Services in the solid waste industry.

On a sunny day in May, along with toddlers and mothers in bright shirts and summer dresses, I headed to the Woodland Park Zoo.

Yard waste and recycle drivers who work at Republic Services filled our Union hall yesterday to demand equal pay for equal work.

The last three Saturdays, our Statewide Political Advisory Committee met at the Teamsters Hall in Tukwila to interview candidates in local races for municipal office.