Teamsters Local 690

Thank you to all the members (and retiree 😊) for gathering for our Lewiston General Membership Christmas Meeting. Congratulations to Allen for winning the raffle for the TV! It was great to see members and their families from various groups get together for a meal and presents. We hope to see all of you and more next year!

Congratulations to Ruben Romero, the Tri-Cities Christmas party winner of a UHD 4K 55" flat screen. Way to go Ruben!

Teamsters Local 690 officially has a strike fund! Thank you for everyone who turned out their ballots. This strike fund will make a very big impact on the future contract negotiations of this Local.

The Christmas appreciation meeting in Pasco was a hit this year. We had over 60 members and family members in attendance. Every member received a gift, and all the children under 18 will receive gift cards for attending.
We want to give a special thank you to the apprenticeship training staff Ricardo Lopez, Ryan Roberts, and Ashley Bronson for allowing us to use their facility, and all their hard work setting up and preparing for the meeting, it is greatly appreciated by the members and Local 690.
We are already planning for the meeting next year to make the event even better. Thank you to all the members and family members who attended and made it an enjoyable meeting.
See you next year.

8-Hr. HazWoper Refresher classes coming up in January. See below for dates and times.

Congratulations to Scott B. most recently of Peirone Produce. Scott has been a Teamster with Local 690 for over 31 years! Enjoy your retirement, Scott! You earned it!

Happy retirement to Tim S. of Central Pre-Mix. After 31 years as a Teamster member, Tim isn't quite hanging up his keys yet... He's currently planning a cross country trip to visit family. Have a great trip and an awesome retirement, Tim!

Thank you to all our Teamster Veterans for everything you have given in the service of this country!

Strike Fund Vote is here!! When companies know our members have the resources to take them on, we gain power at the bargaining table! Please return your ballot with a yes vote to get this very important fund started at 690! Ballots will be counted at 10am on 12/8/23, so don't delay!! Teamster Power!!

Congratulations to Michael, after 40 years as a Teamster, he is retiring from the Safeway distribution center. Best of luck and enjoy it, you earned it, Michael!! 🎊🎉🥳

Jared K., from the URM warehouse showing off this year's kill. Nice work, Jared!

Hunting Season 2023 is in full swing! Way to go Jory K., from URM warehouse on a beautiful buck!

Brian L., 17 year Bimbo Bakeries Teamster, showing off a nice buck! Way to go Brian!

Marshall from Bimbo Bakeries with a nice buck!!

Local 690 Secretary-Treasurer, Larry Kroetch with a nice bull elk. Great work, Larry!

$7,400?!?!? If the typical Kaiser employee makes $30 an hour, the CEO is making over 246 times the wage of the people ACTUALLY DOING THE WORK!

"The ideal ratio for CEO-to-worker compensation would be 10-to-1. If we want a society where people can acknowledge each other’s humanity, we have to be close enough to them in income that we can really see them and understand the life that they’re leading,” -Sam Pizzigati, co-editor of Inequality.org and author of the book “The Case for a Maximum Wage.”

Here's a link to the Teamsters AGC Training Center application for anyone interested in a career as a driver in the construction field. Spaces are limited. Contact the Training Center with any questions at: Phone: (509) 545-8297
Email: [email protected]

2022 Application Form - Teamsters AGC Training Application for Apprenticeship Step 1 of 4 25% Applicants Name:(Required) Social Security No. (for ID only) :(Required) Date Of Birth:(Required) Address(Required) Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country Phone(Required)Email(Required) Drivers License Num...

📸 Member Spotlight! 📸

Cristian with Southern Wine and Spirits making sure we have all the good stuff! 🍾🥃🍻🍺🥂🍷🍸🥳🎉🎊

📸 Member Spotlight! 📸

Thanks to Shelby and all the other Teamsters at Coca-Cola that work hard everyday to deliver soda and beverages. We appreciate you!

2023 Shop Steward Seminar

This is a great introduction and refresher for shop stewards or any members looking to grow their Union knowledge.

🎉🥳😀After more than 23 years as a Teamster Jerome Tupper is moving on. Jerome said he is likely to find some other type of work after retirement and plans to travel with his wife to visit with his son who is deploying after the first of the year. We sincerely hope you have a long and enjoyable retirement!

Happy Truck Driver Appreciation Week!!
Duane and Dan of URM, getting the groceries out. We appreciate your hard work!!

Happy Truck Driver Appreciation Week!! Here's Kyle with US Foods delivering to the Downtown Spokane restaurants. We appreciate you, Kyle!!

We appreciate our Local 690 UPS feeder drivers!!
Happy Truck Driver Appreciation Week!!

Approximately 60 dedicated Waste Management drivers like Rick Martin, shop steward for Local 690, start their day at 5am to ensure that their customers get their trash picked up on time. During COVID driving hours limits were suspended and the drivers stepped up and worked countless overtime hours to make sure the job was done. We appreciate you!!

Derrick H from Keurig Dr. Pepper keeping Spokane hydrated!! Thanks Derrick!! We appreciate you!

Swire Coca-Cola negotiating team. Special thanks to our Swire members, Shelby, Stacie, James, and Gary for representing your fellow workers and fighting hard for fair wages and benefits. Solidarity!

Josh and Randy with Peirone produce make sure the grocery stores get their fresh fruits and veggies everyday. Thank you and Happy Truck Driver Appreciation Week!!!

To all the early morning milk delivery drivers: Happy Truck Driver Appreciation Week!!

Thank you, Adam P, from URM food service, for getting all the ingredients out to our local restaurants. We appreciate you!!

Happy Truck Driver Appreciation Week to our Local 690 UPS feeder drivers!! They burn the midnight oil so we can all get our packages delivered. Thank you!!

Happy Truck Driver Appreciation Week!! Our drivers from Franz bakery get the bread and buns out to the Sales Centers every night, so the Route Salespeople can get them into the stores for the morning. Thank you!!!

Ed from Sysco stopped just long enough for a photo!! Happy Truck Driver Appreciation Week, and thank you for everything you do!!