Teamsters Local 117 is a labor union representing workers across Western Washington—including truck drivers, warehouse and freight workers, grocery and food-distribution employees, brewery and beverage workers, and other freight and logistics occupations—focused on collective bargaining, workplace safety, job security, and improved wages and benefits for its members.
Collective bargaining and contract enforcement; wages, benefits and pension security; workplace health and safety; organizing and worker representation; transportation and freight-related regulatory issues; support for labor-friendly public procurement and contracting policies.
Primarily funded by member dues, initiation fees and periodic assessments, with separate union-administered funds for strike benefits and member programs; political activity is supported through affiliated PACs and member contributions.
International Brotherhood of Teamsters; regional Teamsters Joint Council(s); Washington State Labor Council/AFL-CIO; allied local unions and labor coalitions in the Puget Sound region.
Labor union (local affiliate of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters)