Contract negotiations over the 2017-2019 successor labor agreement for Local 117 at the Department of Corrections got underway today at our Teamsters Headquarters in Tukwila.

I want to draw your attention to a concern that is common in both the public and private sector work environments. It’s a practice called “skimming.”

Right now, Local 117 members who serve on the bargaining committee of the King County Coalition of Unions are gathering to continue total compensation contract negotiations for the 2017-2018 biennium

As we near the end of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, I want to take this opportunity to thank you and your co-workers for the tremendous work you do to serve and protect the public.

Members of Teamsters 117 joined together today with grocery store workers, baristas, adjunct professors, nursing home workers, students, and other labor activists for a march through the streets of Seattle to "raise the alarm for workers' rights."

On Thursday, April 28, we will be conducting drop-in interviews for all King County Teamsters at the King Street building as a part of our Every Voice Counts campaign.

With the unexpected passing of Galen Richardson of the Monroe Correctional Complex, we mourn the loss of a highly respected officer who was always looking after his co-workers and always had an encouraging word to share.