El Local 117 Shop Stewards mostrando unidad, fuerza y propósito - Seminario de Shop Stewards y Día de Apreciación 2019.

The collective strength of our union was on full display on Saturday as hundreds of rank-and-file leaders from across the state gathered together at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle for our annual Shop Steward Seminar and Appreciation Day.

The theme for this year's event was Power, Unity, and Progress - elements that have shaped our union as we've built it into a transformational force to lift up working families.

The event kicked off with a short video that captures who we are as Teamsters and our goals for a better future. Local 117 Secretary-Treasurer John Scearcy followed with his State of the Union address.

"As Shop Stewards, you are the backbone of this union," he said. "You strive every day on the shop floor to organize your co-workers and to build power. Your work is indispensable to making Teamsters 117 one of the strongest, most dynamic unions in the Pacific Northwest."

"Your work is indispensable to making Teamsters 117 one of the strongest, most dynamic unions in the Pacific Northwest."

Highlights of the day included the attendance and remarks of three special guests: Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa, IBT Vice President At Large Steve Vairma, and newly-elected Washington State Labor Council Secretary-Treasurer April Sims.

General President Hoffa, who also met with DOC Stewards the day before, praised the work of our Local Union. 

"Lo que haces aquí en el Local 117 es lo que tenemos que hacer en todo el país", dijo. "Tenemos que tener sindicatos poderosos y tenemos que tener gente que mire hacia adelante. Tenemos que construir lo que estamos hablando - Poder, Unidad, Progreso. Y lo están haciendo aquí."

Después de las observaciones de Hoffa, los miembros se reunieron para una foto de grupo antes de ir a dos sesiones de entrenamiento de 50 minutos. Las sesiones se centraron en la labor de los administradores más allá de las quejas para organizar y movilizar a los miembros a fin de que tomen medidas y reflexionen sobre las lecciones aprendidas en un entorno posterior a Janus.

The group reassembled for lunch, where Steve Vairma spoke about how our International Union has achieved a string of victories in the IBT's Warehouse Division by harnessing the unity of multiple Teamster Locals and by showing adversarial employers a united front.

April Sims of the WSLC ended the day with a story about how her mother's union job lifted her family out of poverty. Her inspirational words moved the group to a rousing ovation.

Thank you to all Shop Stewards across Teamsters 117. Your tireless work on the shop floor, at the negotiations table, and in our communities makes our union resilient and strong. 

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