Executive Board

The term of the current Local 174 Executive Board is January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024.

Rick Hicks, Secretary-Treasurer

Rick began his Teamster career as a UPS part-timer in August of 1981 while attending college to become a teacher.  In 1985, he had the opportunity to become a full-time package car driver, which under a Teamster contract would be a far more lucrative career choice than teaching. Rick ultimately chose the Teamsters, and he has never looked back.

He was a UPS cover driver for eight years before settling into a regular bid route.  He became an activist and ultimately a shop steward, where his passion for representing those who were not as skilled at representing themselves – the ones the company tended to target – grew.  He became increasingly interested in representing his coworkers and had a strong passion to broaden that ability to a larger group.

During those years with UPS, Rick had the privilege to work with several outstanding Union men and women who gave him an education that became the foundation for his future and his eventual career choice fighting for the rights of Teamster members as a Union representative.

In February of 1994, during the first ever National UPS Strike over the Company’s unilateral change in the maximum weight limit, Rick was noticed by the leadership of Local 174 and given an opportunity to work as a Business Agent. His tenure as a Business Agent began in January of 1995.

In 2000, Rick was elected Vice President of Local 174. In 2006, he took over the leadership of Local 174 after being elected Secretary-Treasurer. He was reelected to that position in 2009, and again in 2012 on the first White Ballot in 50 years. He was reelected for a fourth term as Secretary-Treasurer on another White Ballot in 2015, making him the first four-term Secretary-Treasurer since George Cavano. He was elected Secretary-Treasurer yet again via White Ballot in 2018.

In addition to his role as the Principal Officer of Local 174, Rick has also served a number of important leadership roles within Joint Council 28. He was appointed to the Joint Council 28 Executive Board as a Trustee in 2010, and was reelected into that position on a White Ballot in 2010. He then became the Joint Council 28 President in 2012, and was reelected on a White Ballot in 2014 and then again in 2018.

Rick has also served as a Trustee on numerous Teamster Trusts. He was appointed Trustee to the Washington Teamsters Health and Welfare Trust in 2008, and then in 2012 he was appointed as a Trustee on both the Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust and Pacific Coast Benefits Trust. He was elected Union Chairman of the Washington Teamsters Health and Welfare Trust in 2013, and was also appointed Trustee to the Western Region of Teamsters / 177 Health and Welfare Trust that same year. In 2016 he was appointed Trustee to the Legal Services Trust Fund.

Finally, Rick has also served important roles for the Teamsters on an international national scale, including being elected as Local 174 Delegate to the IBT Convention in 2006, 2011, and again in 2016 on the first Delegate White Ballot in the history of Local 174. In 2015, Rick was also appointed IBT Representative to the Solid Waste Division. In 2017, Rick was promoted to the position of IBT Rep reporting to the General President.

After over 38 years as a Teamster and a dozen years at the helm of Local 174, Rick has demonstrated over and over again the strength of his commitment to fighting for the rights of hardworking men and women. His leadership has turned Local 174 into one of the strongest and most militant Teamster Locals in the country. He is thankful every day for the support of his members.
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Ted Bunstine, President

Ted is Local 174’s President and its United Parcel Service Division Director. He has been a Teamster since 1979 when he was hired by UPS, and has been a Steward and Alternate at UPS. He was a 174 Business Agent during the Bob Hasegawa and Scott Sullivan Administrations, and was a member of the Bargaining Committees during the 1997, 2002, 2007, and 2013 UPS Negotiations. He was elected President of Local 174 on the Rick Hicks slate in 2006, and was re-elected in 2009, 2012, 2015, and 2018. He was an Alternate Delegate to the 2006 and 2011 IBT Conventions, and a Delegate for the 2016 Convention.
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Ken Marshall, Vice President

Ken became a Teamster with Local 174 in 1994 when he took a job as a driver for the Seattle Times. In 1997, he began working in the Sanitation Industry for Allied Waste/Republic Services, which was known as Rabanco at the time. Unbeknownst to him, he had found the niche where he would spend his career.

In 2006, he was recognized as a future leader during the Allied Waste negotiations as a committee rank-and-file member. He joined the staff at Local 174 as a Business Agent for the Sanitation Industry in June of 2006. He has been representing Sanitation Industry Teamsters for the Local ever since.

In 2009, Ken was elected to the position of Vice President of Local 174, and was reelected to that position in 2012, 2015, and 2018. He is a firm believer that solidarity wins strong contracts.
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Carl Gasca, Recording Secretary

Carl’s Teamster career began in 1984 when he joined Teamsters Local 741 as a dock worker at Pacific International Express (PIE). In 1987, he learned the difficult carhaul trade, and continued his career as a carhaul driver for 16 years. During his tenure in the Teamsters carhaul division, Carl also began pursuing leadership positions and was elected shop steward for eight years.

Soon after Local 741 merged with Local 174 in 2002, Carl left the carhaul business and started driving for Safeway in 2003. At Safeway, he also served as a shop steward and was elected to the Bargaining Committee in 2005.

Carl was recognized for his leadership ability and was asked to run as a Delegate with Rick Hicks in 2006. He was elected Trustee for Local 174 on the 2007 Rick Hicks slate, became a Business Agent in 2007, and was elected as the Recording Secretary in 2011, a position that he still holds. He was elected as a Delegate to the Teamster Convention in Las Vegas in 2006 and 2011, and was an Alternate Delegate in 2016.

After more than 30 years as a Teamster, Carl remains deeply committed to fighting for the rights of the hardworking men and women he represents, especially in core Teamster industries such as Freight, Construction, and Carhaul. He is known for his no-nonsense approach and rapport with the membership.
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Laura Malloy, Trustee

Laura was born and raised in Western New York and attended Ohio Northern University, where she earned her Bachelor of Science in Sports Medicine. After graduation, she was accepted to Officer Candidate School for the US Navy. She was commissioned as an officer in January of 2000, and went on to serve nine years before deciding to get out in 2008.

In 2009 she was hired at Recology/Cleanscapes as an Operations Controller. After a few years there, her department recognized the benefits of what a Union can do, and they all decided unanimously that they would become Teamsters. Laura was then elected to be the group’s representative during negotiations, and in 2011 she became a proud member of Teamsters Local 174. In 2013, she was appointed as a Trustee to the Executive Board of Teamsters Local 174, where she has been serving ever since.
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Mark Hislop, Trustee

Mark Hislop first joined Local 174 in 1986, when he worked in the building materials industry. He then became a mixer driver at CalPortland in 1994. He has spent the last 11 years representing his coworkers as a Shop Steward, has served on five sand & gravel negotiating committees, and was instrumental in organizing and winning the 8-day strike at CalPortland in August of 2017. He spent countless hours on picket lines as a Picket Captain, and did numerous on-camera news interviews to help his brothers and sisters in the fight for a fair contract.

Mark has been a very active member of Local 174. He was a delegate to the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Convention in 2011, and was a Sergeant at Arms at the IBT Convention in 2016. He also volunteered to serve on the most recent Local 174 Bylaws Committee. He has participated in multiple community actions and political projects with Local 174, and was appointed to the Executive Board of Teamsters Local 174 in August of 2018.
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Oscar “Ray” Johnson, Trustee

Ray Johnson first became a Teamster in November of 2013, when he came on as a driver at HERC – which at the time was known as Hertz Equipment Rentals. His job is to tie down and transport large equipment to and from HERC customers.

He quickly became a very active Local 174 member, and has been a Shop Steward for six years. He was appointed to the position of Local 174 Trustee in December of 2020, where he will work with the other two Trustees to ensure the books and records of the Local Union are being handled correctly.

What Ray loves most about being a Teamster is the solidarity he feels with his Union Brothers and Sisters, and knowing that he has a contract to protect his working conditions. He looks forward to getting more involved in his Union and seeing a different side of things as a Trustee on the Executive Board.