Whatever the arbitrator decides in our upcoming interest arbitration hearing next week, one thing is clear. We'll need to come together to hold the State accountable so that we can get our contract funded.

James Williams knew he was getting shortchanged. His contract had clear language stating that employees were entitled to overtime pay when they worked in excess of 40 hours during the week.

At the recent delegates meeting of the Martin Luther King County Labor Council, AFL-CIO, regular business was suspended for a special event to honor those Unions and their leadership for exceptional achievements on behalf of working people.

As you are aware through recent updates, we’ve been working to prevent the release of your private information from an anti-union organization, the so-called “Freedom” Foundation.

The State is getting desperate. In an effort to appear less unreasonable to the arbitrator, they have unilaterally increased their protected economic position after negotiations and mediation concluded.

As you may know, the so-called “Freedom Foundation” has been attacking public sector workers and their unions for the last few years here in Washington State.

I have some exciting news to share. Our Union bargaining committee has successfully achieved interest arbitration rights in our 2017-2019 collective bargaining agreement.

Members of Teamsters 117 conducted a hand billing action at Starbucks corporate headquarters in Seattle today, demanding that the company hold its food supplier Taylor Farms accountable for human rights violations at its Tracy, Calif. plant.

Teamsters at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla supervise many of the state's most dangerous offenders. They work 24/7, 365 days a year keeping us safe. This month we look at a some WSP members who are doing great things inside and out of the 'Pen.

Working long hours in a correctional institution can often create a sense of isolation from your community. When correctional officer Jared Friedrichs of the Washington State Penitentiary

We have concluded the negotiations and mediation process with the State over your 2017-2019 collective bargaining agreement.

Our members at the Woodland Park Zoo are active in organizing the annual Bowling for Rhinos fundraiser.

The jobs of Teamster Local 117 members who work in the warehouse that serves food products to the Washington State ferry system could be at risk.