Last Friday was the final day of our interest arbitration hearing. We used the opportunity to emphasize our main argument in the case.

Thank you so much to everyone who helped make our 7th annual Local 117 Soccer Tournament a big success!

When Uber drivers come together and speak out with one voice, good things happen. Just two days after drivers packed a hearing room at City Hall to demand swift, fair implementation of the City’s new collective bargaining law, the company announced that it would raise its minimum fare from $4.00 to $4.80.

Whatever the arbitrator decides in our upcoming interest arbitration hearing next week, one thing is clear. We'll need to come together to hold the State accountable so that we can get our contract funded.

James Williams knew he was getting shortchanged. His contract had clear language stating that employees were entitled to overtime pay when they worked in excess of 40 hours during the week.

The State is getting desperate. In an effort to appear less unreasonable to the arbitrator, they have unilaterally increased their protected economic position after negotiations and mediation concluded.

I have some exciting news to share. Our Union bargaining committee has successfully achieved interest arbitration rights in our 2017-2019 collective bargaining agreement.

Members of Teamsters 117 conducted a hand billing action at Starbucks corporate headquarters in Seattle today, demanding that the company hold its food supplier Taylor Farms accountable for human rights violations at its Tracy, Calif. plant.

Teamsters at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla supervise many of the state's most dangerous offenders. They work 24/7, 365 days a year keeping us safe. This month we look at a some WSP members who are doing great things inside and out of the 'Pen.

We have concluded the negotiations and mediation process with the State over your 2017-2019 collective bargaining agreement.