500 Workers at Home of the Seahawks Score Game-Changing Contract with Local 117
SEATTLE, Dec. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 500 guest services workers at Lumen Field, represented by Teamsters Local 117, have voted overwhelmingly to ratify their first union contract. The workers, employed by First & Goal, Inc., staff one of the marquee sporting venues in the country — home to the Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Sounders, and Seattle Reign — and a host site for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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