Maria LaRiviere liked to shoot for the moon. A Tacoma girl and the daughter of working-class parents, Maria had her sights set on Georgetown University in Washington D.C.

In preparation for contract negotiations with the Department of Corrections, we will be holding Contract Demands Meetings at facilities across the state.

Teamsters Local 117 stands in solidarity with nearly 8,000 Swedish Medical Center workers who began a three-day unfair labor practices strike Tuesday morning. The workers are members of SEIU Local 1199NW.

Got a kid who's headed off to trade school or college? In the last few days, two more scholarship opportunities have opened up for Teamster families.

On Thursday, January 16, in Austin, Texas, a delegation of Oxfam, Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) and Teamsters Union representatives joined forces, demanding Whole Foods take real steps to clean up abusive labor practices in its food supply chain.

This is an exciting time for workers in the gaming industry in Washington State. Teamsters 117, one of the most powerful and respected unions in the Pacific Northwest, has been certified to represent you in contract negotiations with your employer.

Today marks the first of a 60-day legislative session in Olympia where lawmakers will be making critical decisions that impact members of Teamsters 117 and their families.

Greg Noonan, Teamster at the City of Auburn, is your veritable jack-of-all-trades. His work portfolio consists of plumbing, carpentry, welding, and metal fabrication along with some ingenious design work. 

More than 1,700 card room workers employed by Maverick Gaming have chosen Teamsters Local 117.

It was a packed house last night at the Teamsters Hall in Tukwila! Hundreds of Local 117 members from across the state joined in the festivities of our Holiday Membership Meeting extravaganza.