It’s time to hit the streets to speak out for a higher minimum wage.  We’re hearing about proposals to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 by 2016. That’s good, but not...Read More

There is no doubt that taxis drivers are under attack, and it's time for all organized labor – not just the Teamsters – to step up and support them.  ...Read More

Thanks to the amazing work of our DOC Shop Stewards across the state, we were able to achieve record returns on contract surveys for the upcoming negotiations over your 2015-2017...Read More

This week the House and Senate released their supplemental budget proposals, and there is some good news for Teamsters at the Department of Corrections.   Both the House and Senate have...Read More

We are very excited to announce that the Senate Commerce and Labor committee has scheduled a hearing for Paid Sick and Safe Days (HB 1313) on Wednesday, February 26th at...Read More

Teamsters 117 was back in Olympia today to speak out in support of issues that are important to working families.  Together with members of several other Teamster Locals, Local 117...Read More

“We take our little league seriously,” said Javier Solheim, a 17-year Teamster mill operator at GP Gypsum.  Javier’s son, Andrew, is 8-years old and plays baseball for the Rainiers, a...Read More

The new issue of your Union's newsletter, Teamster Talk, is now available.  Teamster Talk is a bi-monthly newsletter that provides a closer look at some of the issues impacting members...Read More

We have some great news out of Olympia!  Representative Cyrus Habib's proposed legislation (HB 2152) that would lift the Labor & Industries requirement for taxi cab operators has just passed...Read More

Thank you to the many members who spoke with legislators in support of HB 2421, Representative Schmick’s bill, which would fund a study of DOC staffing levels.  While the bill...Read More