James Borsum got an early start as a Teamster, when he went to work at Sysco, in the food service industry, at the ripe old age of 18.

The latest quarterly issue of Teamster Talk is here. Don't miss stories of organizing, contract wins and community engagement.

The Port of Seattle has stooped to a new low. The Port has issued $100 citations to taxi drivers who participated in peaceful demonstrations last month over the disgusting state of Port bathrooms for drivers, among other issues.

Over the next two weeks, we will be posting for new Shop Stewards on union bulletin boards at all Department of Corrections facilities across the state.The Shop Steward position involves...Read More

The new issue of the Guardian, our union's newsletter for Teamsters who work at the Department of Corrections is now available!

Master Labor Agreement (MLA) bargaining between our Coalition of Unions and King County has been an extremely challenging process that has lasted for six months.

This morning we received some news that poses an incredible challenge and threat to our union.

It was not nearly enough. That was the consensus of dozens of Teamster taxi drivers who testified at yesterday’s Port of Seattle Commission meeting about the Port’s plan to lower the per-trip rate drivers are paying.

New Local 117 union rep, Jonathan Makue, has deep roots in Hawaiian culture. His family’s ancestors date back to King Kamehameha, the islands’ founder, and his grandparents grew up speaking the Hawaiian language.

Members from TransDev at our General Membership Meeting on September 21. Our Local Union will be contributing $1000 to aid in the ongoing disaster relief effort caused by Hurricane Harvey,...Read More