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This was a letter received at Teamsters Local 17 in late September 2013. It was directed to Principal Officer Michael Simeone: Why did I choose to join Teamsters Local 17: Prior to joining the Denver Sheriff Department on August 18, 1998 I worked for another Sheriff Department in the Denver Metro Area.

Representation in Action

Be sure to visit the Denver Public Employees page to listen to Teamster Representation in action! Business Agent Ed Bagwell refuses to let the City dictate our responses when we defend our members. You can expect the same caliber of representation with Teamsters Local 17 on your side.

Member Benefits

When you visit the Member Resources link, you can read about all of the Member Benefits you get as a Teamster. Don't overlook this money saving feature brought to you at no charge. These benefits range from vacation savings, cell phone plans, mortgages and lower insurance rates.

Teamsters Legal Defense Fund

The Teamsters Legal Defense Fund to Benefit Law Enforcement Members When you work in the dangerous field of law enforcement, you need someone to represent you that will go above and beyond when the need arises. Officers who are involved in shootings are often subjected to investigations, hearings and even civil matters.

Right to work scorches Michigan

Lawmakers Pass Right To Work Behind Locked Doors in Michigan In what can only be called a travesty of the American legislature process, Republican state senators, state Congressmen, and the governor of Michigan showed everyone just how vengeful they can truly be.

Welcome to the new site!

Thank you for visiting our newly designed web site. Teamsters Local 17 is committed to representing the 2500 men and women in our local from Colorado and Wyoming. Click on the calendar to see upcoming events such as General Membership meetings.

Here is the latest update regarding YRC Freight from Michael Simeone.

December 6, 2013

Details of the YRCW Extension Agreement For Restructuring

The entire YRCW proposed restructing agreement can be found here. In addition, leaders today from Teamster local unions that represent members at YRC Worldwide, Inc. (YRCW) approved providing their members the ability to vote on the company’s proposed changes to the current Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

Ballots are tentatively scheduled to be mailed on or about December 10 and will be counted on or about January 8, 2014.

DOWNLOAD AGREEMENT (This is an Adobe PDF document and will require the use of the free Adobe Reader to view it's content)

November 27, 2013

Teamsters YRCW Local Union Leaders to Meet on December 6, 2013.

The Teamsters National Freight Industry Negotiating Committee (TNFINC) has called a meeting with Teamster Local Unions that represent YRCW members on December 6, 2013 to review a forthcoming proposal from YRCW that modifies the existing Restructuring Agreement that is not scheduled to expire until March 31, 2015.

Consistent with the IBT Constitution and past practice, Local Union leaders, after reviewing the details of the proposal, will then decide whether to submit the proposal to it's membership to vote in a mail ballot referendum.

Details of the proposal will be released after it has been reviewed with the Local Union leaders on December 6, 2013.

For the most current information from the I.B.T., click on the YRCW Freight Updates button on the right side of this page.

November 13, 2013 News Release From Teamsters Local 17 regarding YRC Freight.

More updates from contract negotiations for UPS.