What's New at Teamsters 162

The Joint Council of Teamsters No. 37 Political Screening Committee has announced its endorsements of political candidates in the 2014 primary elections in Oregon. Candidates are screened and endorsed on the basis of their voting records and positions on issues in the workplace that are important to the Teamsters, our members and their families. Read More...
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UPS Negotiations Update

As your Local 162 representatives make our regular UPS shop floor visits we are continually asked about the status of negotiations. We are now eight months into the new contract that has yet to be fully ratified. Good news for our members and shippers is that the contract extension maintaining labor peace remains in place. The retro pay on wage increases continues to accrue. Read More...

UPS Western Supplement Ratified - Local 162 Members Turnout Big Yes Vote!

The ballots have been counted and the Western Region Supplement was overwhelmingly ratified. It is our understanding there were a total of 8,096 yes votes and 2,735 no votes from throughout the region. Not only did the members in our Joint Council vote yes again, they turned out to vote yes in even greater numbers and the number of no votes dramatically decreased. We would like to thank all the negotiators at the National, Western Region and Joint Council for getting the job done on behalf of our members and their families. Read More...

Shop Stewards Workshop and Appreciation Luncheon

Teamsters Local 162 held a Shop Steward training workshop and appreciation luncheon at our Union Hall on Saturday, November 9. The workshop was presented by well known labor attorney Michael Tedesco. Read More...
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Important Notice on Re-Vote of Western Region UPS Supplement

Ballots for the Western Region Supplemental Agreement re-vote will be mailed on or about November 13th. Ballots will be counted on December 10th. This vote puts us another Supplement closer to the ratification of all UPS agreements and the implementation of all of the contract improvements including retroactivity on the August 1st wage increases. Read More...

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Teamsters Are Tough As Nails

Job Security, A Living Wage, Secure Retirement, A Voice On The Job . . .

Strong Leadership Backed By A United Membership

Fighting For Fair Trade Not Free Trade

Teamster Pride In The Pacific Northwest

Our Members Come First

Have It Delivered By A Teamster

A Rich And Colorful History Since 1903

Proud to be a Teamster

Teamsters Local 162 is a democratic trade union established in 1903 in Portland, Oregon, by wagon drivers who joined together for better hours and working conditions. Those early Teamsters and the labor movement as a whole fought the early battles for the 8 hour work day, the weekend, overtime compensation and workplace safety. Future generations of Teamsters ushered in the era of pensions and health care for workers. The Teamsters Union is proud of our role as a strong voice in the American workplace and while we strive to protect our hard fought gains we are always looking to improve upon them.

Local 162 has an experienced group of full-time officers and legal team that administrate, negotiate and enforce Collective Bargaining Agreements on behalf of over 4,000 active Local 162 members working for employers in the private sector. We represent workers in the freight industry, package delivery, soft drink and beer, grocery and food distribution, construction, manufacturing, and general warehousing and trucking. If you bought it in the Portland area there is a good chance at one point it was handled or delivered by a Teamsters Local 162 member.

What we do is simple. Represent our members to the fullest. Expand our membership by organizing the unorganized. And stay active in the political arena, because what we gain at the bargaining table can be taken away by the stroke of a politician’s pen.

We are affiliated with Joint Council of Teamsters No. 37 based in Portland, Oregon, and are one of more than 440 Teamsters Local’s affiliated with the 1.4 million member strong International Brotherhood of Teamsters headquartered in Washington D.C.

In Solidarity,

Bob Sleight, Secretary Treasurer Mark Davison, President