Teamster 117 members from all corners of Washington State converged on Olympia today for the first Local 117 lobby day of the 2014 legislative session. View photos from Lobby Day...Read More

Contract surveys were mailed out on January 17 to all Teamsters at the Department of Corrections, but the surveys have been slow to arrive in some parts of the state....Read More

The power of Teamsters 117.

Check out the new issue of the Guardian newsletter for Teamsters at the Department of Corrections.  This issue focuses on upcoming contract negotiations that are scheduled to start in April...Read More

On December 17, Governor Inslee released his supplemental budget proposal, which includes $5.1 million for the opening of the 256-bed medium security unit at WSP to meet the demands of...Read More

We are in the process of preparing for collective bargaining over your successor labor agreement and for the first time we will have interest arbitration available to resolve any issues...Read More

For a sample of the representational work on behalf of Teamsters at the DOC for the month of December, check out the DOC facility news section of the website. There has been...Read More

Today Governor Inslee released his supplemental budget proposal for 2014.  In his proposal, the Governor appropriated $5.1 million in funding for “new prison capacity”, which will fund the opening of...Read More

You work in Corrections, serving your community and keeping us safe, yet your shift is so understaffed that there's no time to go to the bathroom.  Your wages have been...Read More

  Join us as we fight to protect and expand the rights of State Correctional Employees!  We will be meeting on January 28 at 9 A.M. on the Capitol Campus....Read More