Councilmember Mosqueda joins Teamsters in march on the boss

"¡Aqui estamos y no nos vamos!" We're here and we're not going anywhere! chanted members of Teamsters 117 outside the main office of Mauser Packaging Solutions on Tuesday. The group of twenty workers had flooded out of the warehouse where they clean and repurpose industrial steel barrels for commercial use. They were carrying a bright yellow banner that read, Solidarity!Out in front, King County Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda was set to deliver a letter calling on the company to clean up its act. Just as they'd done three years ago, Mauser, known locally as Industrial Container Services (ICS), was trying once again to intimidate its mostly immigrant workforce. … Read More