Teamsters Local 117 has achieved a significant victory in the fight to bring workers in the gig economy a voice on the job.

Join us on December 19 as hundreds of Local 117 members gather together at the union hall in Tukwila for solidarity and our annual raffle drawing.  

The anti-union “Freedom” Foundation is making yet another attempt to obtain your personal information through a public disclosure request

Seattle Uber and Lyft drivers celebrated the passage of Mayor Jenny Durkan’s ‘Fare Share’ plan by the City Council today, calling it an historic victory that will provide long-sought labor protections and lead to higher pay for the City’s 30,000 ride-hail drivers.

Teamsters at Avis Budget Group, Inc who work at SeaTac Airport have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new 5-year contract. The group of approximately 150 customer service agents and sales representatives met yesterday to overwhelmingly approve the proposal at our Union Hall in Tukwila.

Got Teamsters medical? You can save on your 2020 medical expenses by taking a confidential Health Assessment if you are covered under the Washington Teamsters Welfare Trust. 

Our Union has filed a grievance with the State to protest inadequate and unsafe staffing levels for all Teamsters at the Department of Corrections.

UNFI arrived without their lead negotiator and unprepared to bargain with Teamsters Local 117 when they met with the Union on Thursday and Friday in Tukwila to discuss a severance package for Teamsters who had been recently laid off by the Company.

Our Union negotiations committee has achieved a fully-recommended tentative agreement on a 3-year contract with Safeway Dairy.

The Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC) has ruled in favor of our Union in an Unfair Labor Practice case with the University of Washington involving paid family leave for UW police.