An extended news segment covering the recent assault of Officer Terry Breedlove at the Clallam Bay Corrections Center aired on Friday on public radio across the Puget Sound region. The...Read More

An outspoken Uber driver who supports unionization and has been critical of the company in the press was stripped of his ability to work on the Uber app without notice last week.

Are you a Local 117 member, live in Pierce County, and have a kid heading off to trade school or college? The Pierce County Labor Community Services Agency is now accepting applications for the Jerry Beckendorf Community Service Scholarship for 2016!

One of our biggest electoral priorities this year is to rebalance our economy in favor of the middle class and expand opportunities for all Washingtonians.   Initiative 1433, which our...Read More

On President’s Day, a group of Teamsters spent their day off in Olympia, hustling around the State Capitol, seeking out legislators in their offices, and pulling them from the Senate floor. This was our Public Service Matters lobby day...

Exiting news from Olympia! Our bill to extend assault benefits for correctional employees (SB 6286) is scheduled to be debated on the floor of the Senate today.

We have tallied the votes for all Teamster units at King County regarding Paid Parental Leave. A majority of Local 117 represented units voted to accept the pilot program, while...Read More

As you know, Teamsters 117 is part of a coalition that is in the process of bargaining with King County over all compensable items in your collective bargaining agreement. During...Read More

We’ve just launched an exciting new website for members of Teamsters 117. It focuses on the values we share as Teamsters – values like family, strength, and community.

Today, thousands of Teamsters 117 members across the state are working in solidarity to get out the same message of Teamsters unity.With recent attacks by anti-union groups, like the "Freedom"...Read More