I want to update you on where things stand with the budget in Olympia. We had some good news during the regular legislative session when both the House and Senate included funding for our DOC contract in their budget proposals. The Governor had released his budget earlier, which also proposed funding our contract.

We are currently recruiting for a Union Representative position for the Department of Corrections.

Today International Workers Day is celebrated around the globe to commemorate the dedication, struggle, and sacrifice of working people.

Every year at this time, we honor the men and women who work in critical public safety roles through a series of events and activities across the country.

We are closing in on the deadline to apply for our Teamsters Local 117 Jeff Alfieri Scholarship, but it's not too late!

The last week in April is recognized as Administrative Professionals Week.

About 50 members of Teamsters 117 and their families met at the Union hall in Tukwila on Saturday to attend our Immigration and Community Resource Fair.

Congratulations to our members at the Woodland Park Zoo on their new contract! Members voted to ratify the agreement yesterday after an update meeting at the zoo. The vote was unanimous - 100% voted in favor of ratifying the proposal.

It was an impressive sight. Fifty volunteers, all union members, coming together to fight homelessness. Teamsters working together with Machinists, working with members of the Building Trades and the Martin Luther King County Labor Council.

Our King County Coalition of Unions met with the County again yesterday at the Teamsters hall in Tukwila to continue negotiations over a Master Labor Agreement (MLA).

Join us as we partner with several other Unions this Saturday to construct two tiny houses in an effort to help combat homelessness.

Congratulations to Michelle To, the daughter of Phuong To, a Teamster Local 117 member who works at Sysco.

Seattle for-hire drivers who are seeking to unionize under the city’s new collective bargaining law are determined to continue their organizing efforts after a federal district court judge issued an order temporarily blocking the new law.

Members at Quality Custom Distribution (QCD) voted to ratify a new contract on Sunday. The group overwhelmingly approved the proposal, which provides wage increases, retirement security and job security for members and their families for the next four years

In January, I had the incredible honor of being sworn in as Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters Local 117 to continue to serve the membership of our great Union for the next three years.