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O'Brien, Seattle Teamsters Rally to End Lockout at Mauser Packaging
Teamsters, Community Allies Denounce Company, Demand Strong Contract
Press Contact: Paul Zilly Phone: (206) 794-6673 Email: paul.zilly@teamsters117.org
(SEATTLE) – Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien rallied this morning with locked out workers at Mauser Packaging Solutions, Inc., calling on the company to end its shameless union busting and return to the bargaining table in good faith.
On April 14, Mauser shut the doors on a group of 20 members of Teamsters Local 117 who repurpose steel barrels at the company’s Industrial Container Services facility. The company unexpectedly initiated the lockout during contract negotiations. Teamsters have been picketing at the facility since then, calling on the company to end the lockout and bargain in good faith.
“When a multinational bully like Mauser tries to break our union and crush working people, the Teamsters don’t stand by — we fight back with everything we’ve got,” O’Brien said. “Mauser should have known better than to go up against the world’s strongest union. This company is no match against our rank-and-file. They should be ashamed.”
O’Brien was joined by Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell, King County Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda, labor leaders, and community allies who urged Mauser to reach a contract with Local 117 members that respects workers and addresses their concerns.
FULL story: https://teamster.org/2025/04/obrien-seattle-teamsters-rally-to-end-lockout-at-mauser-packaging/