The power of Teamster correctional employees was on full display in Olympia today. Over 150 members and their families, along with Teamster staff and members from other industries, met with dozens of legislators as a part of our DOC Lobby Day.

Tomorrow is an exciting day – it’s our DOC Lobby Day. Over 200 DOC members, other Teamsters, and Local 117 staff will be in Olympia talking with legislators about the critical issues facing our state’s correctional employees.

We're gearing up for our DOC Lobby Day on January 26 - it's going to be a great event! This is our opportunity to meet with legislators to talk about important issues facing our state's correctional employees, who put their lives on the line to protect the public.

The new issue of our Teamsters South Sound newsletter is now available. In this issue, you'll find a member's take on recent threats to labor, including a Supreme Court case that could weaken your ability to stand together for family wages and better benefits and working conditions.

Members of Teamsters Local 117 joined the annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. event in Seattle on Saturday.

The Friedrichs case is being funded by wealthy special interests who are trying to maximize profits for big corporations at the expense of middle class families. If they are successful, our ability to speak out for family wages and good benefits will become much more difficult.

One of our key priorities this legislative session will be passing a bill that extends assault benefits for correctional employees

MLK was not only an iconic leader in our country's struggle for Civil Rights, he also cared deeply about working families and spoke out against the challenges facing labor.

This week, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in a case - Friedrichs v. the California Teachers Association - that could have sweeping implications for working families in Washington and across this country.

Family, strength, community - those are our values as union members. Teamsters in our South Sound shops met on Saturday in Tacoma to talk about how to promote those values through interviews with every single member.