City of Kirkland Extends Contract with Waste Management for Two Years
June 26, 2017 There was some good news on June 20 for our Teamster members at Waste Management in Kirkland, as the Kirkland City Council has just voted to extend…
Fighting the Beverage Tax: Philadelphia Teamsters Local 830 Principal Officer Pens Letter to the Editor
June 13, 2017 We we know, we in Seattle are not the only ones doing battle against a Beverage Tax that threatens to destroy good Union jobs. Philadelphia's Beverage Tax…
Fighting the Beverage Tax: Seattle City Council Votes 7-1 in Favor of Amended Beverage Tax
June 6, 2017 Yesterday, in a move that was as disappointing as it was unsurprising, the Seattle City Council voted 7-1 in favor of a tax on sweetened beverages. The…
Mondelez Strike Authorization Vote
Date: June 3, 2017. Click above for information. To all employees at Mondelez working under the jurisdiction of Teamsters Local 174: Strike Authorization Vote Date: June 3, 2017 Time: 9:00 AM Where:…
Communications Preferences Survey: Local 174 Members Please Complete!
If you didn't already complete this survey, pretty please take a minute to do so! We're in the business of giving the people what they want, but if we don't…
Fighting the Beverage Tax: Martin Luther King County Labor Council Passes Resolution Against Beverage Tax
For Immediate Release May 22, 2017 MARTIN LUTHER KING COUNTY LABOR COUNCIL PASSES RESOLUTION AGAINST BEVERAGE TAX Resolution is an important step in fight against Seattle’s proposed beverage tax…
Sand & Gravel Demands Meeting
Date: May 21, 2017. Click above for information. To all employees at Cadman Seattle, Cadman Eastside, Cal/Portland, Lehigh Cement, Lehigh Lab, Salmon Bay and Stoneway Sand & Gravel working under the jurisdiction…
Safeway Demands Meeting
Date: May 21, 2017. Click above for information. To all employees at Safeway Inc. working under the jurisdiction of Teamsters Local 174: Demands Meeting We will be having a demands meeting for…
Fighting the Beverage Tax: You can’t fight obesity by killing jobs
An Op-ed by Local 174 Secretary-Treasurer Rick Hicks The tax on sugar-sweetened beverages proposed by Seattle Mayor Ed Murray is a disaster in waiting for local workers, businesses and families.…
Fighting the Beverage Tax: Press Conference on April 4, 2017
April 4, 2017 Our fight against the proposed Sugar Tax continued yesterday, as the Teamsters participated in a press conference to announce a coalition of small business, labor, and immigrant…