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Teamsters Local 117
Jobs
Anheuser-Busch moves to close Elysian Brewing
The closure comes after brewery workers there unionized and spent a year trying to negotiate a first contract.
Collective bargaining
One year in, still no contract at Elysian BrewingÂ
Some anti-union employees called for a decertification vote, but the result of that Oct. 1 tally was 21 in favor of the union and 9 against.
Jobs
Larch Corrections Center closes
Teamsters Local 117 fought the closure of the minimum security prison in Yacolt, Washington, where about 115 members worked. But it lost.
Union Organizing
Elysian Brewing goes union
Workers at Elysian Brewing Co. in Seattle voted 20-12 to join Teamsters Local 117. It's one of just a handful of unionized craft breweries.
Washington
Rideshare driver protections start Jan. 1 in Washington
They include minimum per-minute, per-mile and per-trip rates drivers must be paid; paid sick leave; workers compensation; and more.
Union Organizing
Ridwell workers go union in Washington
The company collects items that typical curbside recycling programs don’t accept, like batteries, lightbulbs, plastic film and more.
Jobs
Presses go silent at former Graphic Arts Center
91 workers will lose their jobs in the closure.
Workers Rights
Clark County residents blast proposed right-to-work resolution
Clark County Councilor Dave Madore plans to push local measure targeting public employees
