An overwhelming majority of workers at Petrogas West LLC. in Ferndale, Washington voted on June 20th to join Teamsters Local 231. The workers, who are primarily operators and loaders, decided in April that they wanted to be represented.

Save the Date! Saturday, July 30, 2022    11am—4:00 pm Camp Lutherwood—Lake Samish 1185 Roy Road—Bellingham

Teamsters Local 231 members working for Bellingham Cold Storage are celebrating a decision handed down by a neutral arbitrator last week that will force BCS to stop subcontracting out union work to third party North Bay Services (NSS/NBS). This historic victory comes less than year after a brutal two-week Unfair Labor Practice strike against Bellingham Cold Storage.

On March 9, 2022, Teamsters Local 231 held our first-in-person General Membership and Initiates meetings in nearly 2 years. Guest speaker, Bob Trappe, DRIVE representative from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, spoke to the group about the need for DRIVE: The Teamsters political action committee that helps us safeguard against legislation that could hinder Teamster Jobs. Specifically, there was discussion over the large warehouses that Amazon is building in our area and how to make sure that those jobs are good family wage careers. The meeting was well attended and 13 new initiates were sworn in.

A huge thank you goes out to the Shop Stewards that attended the 2022, Teamsters Local 231 Shop Steward Seminar. Twenty-three of your hard-working Shop Stewards volunteered their Sunday morning to attend the workshop.

On January 21, 2022, by a unanimous vote, the membership at Bellingham Technical College ratified a 4-year agreement! This historic agreement provided an immediate market adjustment for all employees and significant raises in the successor years of the contract. This agreement also provided a ratification bonus for all employees.