PRESS RELEASES AND ADVISORIES

2019

May 8, 2019 - Ride hail drivers took their vehicles on a slow procession through Seattle neighborhoods today to call for better working conditions at Uber and Lyft. Drivers ended their caravan at Seattle City Hall where they delivered their demands to City officials for fair pay, a due process to appeal deactivations, and a voice. More...

May 8, 2019 - Ride-hail companies Uber and Lyft are pocketing an increasing share from what passengers pay while drivers are earning less, according to a new report released today by the App-Based Drivers Association. More...

May 2, 2019 - More than one hundred Teamster warehouse workers and drivers employed at UNFI’s Supervalu distribution center in Tacoma will hold a rally and picketing action on Thursday to protest UNFI’s refusal to honor its contract with the Teamsters when the company relocates operations to Centralia later this year. More...

Feb 26, 2019 - Teamster corrections employees rallied in Olympia on Wednesday to push for safer workplaces and safer communities. More...

2018

Oct 26, 2018 - Uber and Lyft drivers attending a Driver Summit event today sponsored by the App-Based Drivers Association got a first look at a Rideshare Wage Calculator developed in partnership with Teamsters 117.  More...

Oct 2, 2018 - Teamster drivers and warehouse workers employed at the Sysco distribution center in Kent have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new 3-year contract.  More...

May 25, 2018 - Sea-Tac Airport taxi and flat-rate drivers celebrated an announcement by airport contractor Eastside For Hire that the company would drop its pay-to-work plan and reinstate 29 vehicles and their drivers.  More...

May 1, 2018 - Sea-Tac Airport taxi and flat-rate drivers praised the Port of Seattle for intervening to stop taxi contractor Eastside for Hire from implementing a pay-to-work scheme requiring drivers to pay thousands of dollars or lose their right to access the airport..  More...

May 11, 2018 - Drivers in Seattle’s for-hire industry expressed frustration at today’s ruling by the federal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that partially reverses a lower court’s decision to uphold Seattle’s collective bargaining law.  More...

April 26, 2018 - Sea-Tac Airport taxi and flat-rate drivers responded with calls for justice after taxi airport contractor Eastside for Hire announced the termination of 29 drivers from the airport fleet. Drivers received a communication from Eastside of the terminations on Tuesday, April 24. More...

April 18, 2018 - More than 200 taxi and flat-rate drivers raised signs of protest at Sea-Tac Airport on Tuesday in a massive effort to stop airport taxi contractor Eastside for Hire from forcing drivers to pay to work. Drivers chanted “stop the pay-to-work scam” and “Eastside unfair” as they marched for nearly an hour at the taxi dispatch line on the third floor of the airport parking garage. More...

2015

Nov 16, 2015 - Drivers will rally at City Hall on Wednesday, November 18 at 11 A.M. to highlight unfair working conditions in Seattle’s for-hire transportation industry and to demand fair pay, a level playing field, dignity, and respect.  More...

Oct 5, 2015 - Teamster warehouse workers and drivers who are employed at the major food service conglomerate Sysco have voted unanimously to authorize a strike.  More...

May 5, 2015 - Limousine and app-based drivers packed the Teamsters Union hall on Sunday to demand fairness and a level playing field in Seattle’s personal transportation industry. More...

April 30, 2015 - Town cars and app-based drivers from Uber, UberX, Uber Black, Uber XL, Lyft and Sidecar will gather at the Teamsters building in Tukwila this Sunday, May 3 at 4 P.M. in an effort to expand the App-Based Drivers’ Association. More...

April 11, 2015 - Drivers from Uber, UberX, Lyft, and Sidecar will kick off a $15 is Just the Beginning national day of action this Wednesday, April 15 with a 2 P.M. rally in Occidental Park followed by a march to Uber Headquarters in Pioneer Square. More...

March 25, 2015 - Teamster warehouse workers, operators, and drivers at Northwest Steel and Pipe voted unanimously to strike last night. The strike vote took place Tuesday evening outside the company’s facility in Tacoma. More...

March 11, 2015 - Dozens of Uber drivers and drivers from other transportation network companies (TNCs) traveled to Olympia today to express their concerns about proposed policies that would limit their voice at work. Drivers also met with legislators to discuss issues such as public safety, driver safety, insurance regulations, working conditions, and low pay. More...

2014

September 23, 2014 - Teamsters Local 117 has achieved a fully-recommended tentative agreement with Fred Meyer over a contract involving 388 warehouse workers employed at the company’s grocery distribution center in Puyallup. More...

September 19, 2014 - The International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) has officially sanctioned strike benefits for 388 warehouse workers employed at the Fred Meyer distribution center in Puyallup and an additional 4,318 Teamsters who could become involved in connection with a potential work stoppage at the facility. More...

September 11, 2014 - Hundreds of Teamster warehouse workers will meet at 9 A.M. in Tacoma on Saturday to take part in a multi-state consumer action aimed at educating Fred Meyer customers in Alaska, Oregon, Idaho, and Washington about the company’s attempt to degrade workers’ health care plans and outsource good, family-wage jobs. More...

September 10, 2014 - Contract negotiations involving more than 400 warehouse workers, represented by Teamsters Local 117, and Fred Meyer broke off last night.  Key issues in bargaining are health care and Fred Meyer’s insistence on language that would allow the company to outsource the workers’ jobs to a third-party subcontractor. More...

August 25, 2014 - Teamster warehouse workers employed at the Fred Meyer grocery distribution center in Puyallup voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike over the weekend.  The final vote was 241-2.  Voting took place at the Teamsters Union hall in Tukwila. More...

July 21, 2014 - Hundreds of Teamsters at three grocery warehouses – Safeway, SuperValu, and Unified Grocers – voted overwhelmingly to ratify their contracts over the weekend. The agreements contain annual wage increases and protections against subcontracting and the rising cost of health care.  Voting took place in Tukwila and Tacoma on July 19 and 20. More...

July 16, 2014 - Puget Sound taxicab operators are making strides to provide the best customer service in Seattle’s personal transportation industry.  170 drivers from Yellow Cab, Farwest Taxi, and Orange Cab attended a Taxicab Driver Hospitality Training on Tuesday, July 15 at the Teamsters Union hall in Tukwila. More...

June 25, 2014 - Uber drivers in Seattle, who founded the App-Based Drivers’ Association (ABDA) last month, have sparked new organizing efforts by Uber drivers in Los Angeles.  The Los Angeles drivers have reached out to Seattle organizers and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters looking for guidance and support. More...

June 17, 2014 - The Governor’s budget office has directed the Department of Corrections to create a contingency plan to prepare for up to 15% across-the-board budget cuts for the 2015-2017 biennium. DOC Secretary Bernie Warner notified correctional employees about the cuts in a message he emailed to all DOC staff on Thursday, June 12. More...

May 18, 2014 - Uber drivers met in Tukwila today to begin the process of forming an association which will work with Teamsters Local 117. More...

April 29, 2014 - Workers at two ATZ-owned parking lots (Doug Fox and Shuttle Park2) that serve Sea-Tac Airport have voted to join Teamsters Local 117.  The 40 workers came together seeking job security, fair and equal treatment, strong representation, and respect. The workers voted to become Teamsters in an NLRB election on April 18. More...

April 11, 2014 - TNC and town car drivers from Uber and UberX will publicly voice their concerns about unjust working conditions at the company at a Political Forum event on Sunday, April 13, 2014.  The drivers have invited Seattle City Council members, key legislators, and members of the media to attend the event. More...

March 25, 2014 - Taxicab operators, who are members of the Western Washington Taxicab Operators Association (WWTCOA), filed a lawsuit in King County Superior Court on Monday, alleging that Uber is in violation of city, county, and state laws and regulations that govern the Puget Sound area’s personal transportation industry.  More...