Affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.

Chartered as a General Local on January 8, 1909, Teamsters Local 231 currently represents over 2400 members with 90 collective bargaining agreements from 70 different employers in Whatcom, Skagit, San Juan and Island Counties.  Our members work in a variety of industries including package handling (UPS), warehouse, freight, solid waste and recycling, local government, bakery, laundry, construction, food processing, dairy, public school transportation, and more.

Ballots were counted on April 20, 2017 and the recommended offer has been ratified overwhelmingly.  It will now go before the County Council for approval on May 2, 2017.

Thank you for your solidarity through this process!

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2017 Meeting dates are listed on the Events page!  Postcards will be mailed in the next week or two.

We are still working on the details, but reservations have been made for a picnic this summer at Lake Samish!  We want to make this a fun family event so any member who is interested in assisting with the planning, please give us a call - we would love to have your help! 

One hundred years ago, Teamsters and their co-workers (horses) took a picture along what is today, Champion and Railroad streets in Bellingham. 

Thanks to all who joined us on Sunday, September 14, 2014 in recreating the picture complete with two horses brought by Trustee, Brian Schols who works at Waste Management!  Although we have members at Whatcom Builders, Kyle Maneval is a Laborer and was instrumental in obtaining permission from the City for the picture as he provided the street closure service. 

Photo Credits: Radley Muller Photography     

L to R: Kyle Maneval, Whatcom Builders (Laborer's); Mike Robinson, Snelson Retiree; Tonda Robinson, Whatcom Co; Craig Ostrom, Whatcom Co; Nick Jordan, UPS; Russell Hayes, UPS; Erik Snyder, UPS; Chris Renner, UPS; Dan Harvey, UPS; Eric Stalder, UPS; Keith Kingma, UPS; Kito Phoungphidok, UPS; Don Dickinson, UPS; Susan Dickinson; Amanda Blue, JJ Blue, UPS; Warren Dilorenzo, YRC; Mark Ryan, UPS; Dan Ferguson, UPS; Lisa Henderson-Miller, Skagit Co; Larry Miller (IBEW); Arlene Crozier, Whatcom Co; Rob Crozier, Peninsula Truck Lines; Dave Charleston, Whatcom Co; Janice Deptuch, Whatcom Co; Jenny Schuch, Skagit Co; Daron Smith, Business Representative; Rich Ewing, Secretary-Treasurer; Gunnar Birkeland, Trustee (UPS); Rick McKay, Waste Management Retiree; Brian Schols, Trustee Waste Management; Roland Woll, Concrete Nor-West Retiree; Rachel Mc Kibbin, Business Representative; Chuck Eggert, Retired Secretary-Treasurer; Jennifer Thompson, Business Representative; Mike Collins, Retired Secretary-Treasurer; Bill Pearsall, Peninsula Truck Retiree; Mike Cruson, UPS; Chris Curtiss, UPS; Wayne Wilson, VP (Whatcom Co); Glenn Hoyt; Debra Hoyt, Whatcom Co; Tim Klingman, Whatcom Co; Gina Miller, Whatcom Co; Rod Larson, Whatcom Co; Craig Jones, ABF; Allen Mason, Whatcom Co; Randy Corris, Whatcom Co; Marylynn Fiscus; Martin Moody Sr, Lakeside; Michael Chiavario, Whatcom Co; Dave & Becky Vanderyacht, both B'ham School; Vicki Bradford, B'ham School; Jean Wilson; Paula Bennett, Office Mgr; Kira & Margi Smith; Colin Bobb; Loriena Bobb, B'ham School; Addison Garland, Scott Garland, Aramark; Brad Peterson, Aramark; Flo Rose-Banks, Trustee (MVSD); Meg Bossie, MVSD.