The life of a steward at the Monroe Correctional Complex (MCC) keeps you on your toes. Jason Heuer, a sergeant at the facility who joined the steward ranks in March 2017, spent the better part of his day last week defending the contractual rights of his fellow members.

“I was not satisfied with their response,” said Rick Reinlasoder. Reinlasoder, a Local 117 shop steward on our union bargaining team, had just finished grilling King County negotiators on why wage increases had been processed for non-represented employers but not for Coalition members.

¡La edición de primavera de nuestro boletín del Guardian está recién salida de la imprenta! En este número, pueden ponerse al día con las siguientes historias que impactan a Teamsters que trabajan en el Departamento de Correcciones:

It's been long time coming, making this moment especially sweet. Teamster drivers who work for Fleetlogix voted unanimously to ratify a new four-year contract yesterday.

Nuestra Coalición de Sindicatos ha estado trabajando horas extras en nombre de Teamsters en el Condado de King, y los resultados hablan por sí mismos.

Un Teamster en la oficina de KC Recorder se niega a guardar silencio en el inminente entorno de tienda abierta y consigue que el 100% de su tienda se comprometa con el unión independientemente del fallo de la Corte Suprema en el caso Janus.

On March 3, we did it again! Over a dozen Teamster volunteers came together at an Emergency Food Network (EFN) warehouse in Tacoma to repackage over 5,400 lbs of frozen vegetables in three hours for hungry families in Pierce County. 

Need to get caught up on how the Janus case attempts to silence public employees? Our international union has put together a short primer video. Check it out!

In an impressive display of unity and strength, hundreds of rank-and-file leaders of our union assembled together at the Washington State Convention Center in downtown Seattle on Saturday.

Dozens of shop stewards who work for the Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) gathered at our union hall in Tukwila today for training, discussion, and preparation for upcoming contract negotiations.

It’s an impressive display of Teamster unity and strength – hundreds of Local 117 shop stewards joining together at our annual Shop Steward Seminar and Appreciation day.

¡Lo hicimos! Gracias a sus esfuerzos, la legislatura asignó fondos en el presupuesto estatal para una auditoría externa de los niveles de personal en el Departamento de Correcciones.

La sesión legislativa de 2018 concluyó ayer con algunas victorias históricas para los trabajadores.

This month we honor our remarkable Teamster Sisters and all of the women friends, co-workers, and extended family members in our lives.

Teamsters who operate the presses at the Seattle Times are celebrating their new contact. The group voted overwhelmingly to ratify the agreement last weekend.