Mauser Packaging Solutions, Inc abruptly locked out workers at its ICS facility in Seattle during contract negotiations.
Mauser Packaging Solutions, Inc and Industrial Container Services have faced allegations of harming workers, violating workplace safety standards, and union-busting. They have been cited by OSHA, L&I, and the NLRB for violations of state and federal labor law. On April 14, 2025, Mauser locked out a group of 20 workers who refurbish steel barrels at its ICS facility in Seattle. The company abruptly shut the doors on workers in the middle of contract negotiations with Teamsters Local 117.
Mauser locks out ICS workers in Seattle (2025)
Mauser locked out a group of 20 workers who refurbish steel barrels at the company's Industrial Container Services facility in Seattle. Mauser shut the doors on workers in the middle of contract negotiations after trying to force them into accepting a substandard contract proposal. Workers have been picketing at the facility since the beginning of the lockout. (Source: Teamsters Local 117)
Mauser dispute engages Teamsters President, Seattle Mayor (2025)
A contract dispute at a Mauser Packaging Solutions facility in Seattle drew a visit this week from Sean O’Brien, general president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell also reportedly attended the rally at the industrial packaging location on Tuesday, along with other local leaders and allies who accused Mauser of union-busting. (Source: Packaging Dive)
U.S. Department of Labor Cites Mauser For Safety Lapse Again After Employee Amputation (2020)
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited BWay Corp. – doing business as Mauser Packaging Solutions – for workplace safety and health hazards after an employee suffered an amputation on Sept. 26, 2019, at the Lawrence Township, New Jersey, facility. The company faced $151,329 in penalties. (Source: US Dept of Labor)
Picketing action at an Industrial Container Services facility in 2019.
Industrial Container Services Faces Citations, $215,000 Fine for Serious Safety and Health Violations (2015)
Washington’s Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) has issued citations and fined Industrial Container Services $215,250 for allegedly exposing workers to serious harm or even death in conjunction with an incident in which a worker became entangled in machinery while working in a confined space. L&I cited the company in 2013 for many of the same hazards, but the employer had not corrected them. (Source: EHS Today)