Teamsters Local 117 represents 6,000 proud men and women at 11 DOC institutions across Washington State.

Useful links for Teamsters at DOC:

• CONTRACT DOCUMENTS HERE
• DOC News Ticker - Frequent Updates
• Hot Topics!
• Your 2011-2013 Contract
• Find your Business Representative
• Guardian Newsletter
• Political Action
• DOC Teamsters website
• DOC Teamsters in the Media
• Teamsters Legal Defense Fund

DOC NEWS TICKER

The DOC News Ticker contains the latest news and information for Teamsters at DOC. Entries are made regularly. If you have questions about a specific topic, talk to your Business Representative.

HOT TOPICS!

View the latest news on the following topics:

• Staff Safety
• Interest Arbitration
• BFOQ
• Uniforms
• Retaliation ULP
• Walking Time Settlement

GUARDIAN NEWSLETTER

Your Local Union has a quarterly newsletter for members at the Department of Corrections - The Teamsters Guardian. 

• View the current issue of the Teamsters Guardian.
• View archived issues of the Teamsters Guardian.

POLITICAL ACTION

Local 117 Political Action Committees (PACS) have been instrumental in fighting to improve wages, benefits, and working conditions for Teamsters at the DOC.  For more info., contact Political Action Coordinator, Lily Wilson-Codega at 206-794-2606.

Your Local Union also has a full-time Lobbyist who represents your interests in Olympia.  View updates from your Union's work in Olympia during the 2013 legislative session:

• Report from Olympia #2 - March 14, 2013
• Report from Olympia #1 - February 1, 2013

NEW DOC TEAMSTERS WEBSITE - INTEREST ARBITRATION

Your Local Union has set up a new website to provide news and information about the fight to pass interest arbitration legislation for Washington State Correctional Employees.  For more information, visit www.DOCProtectsWA.org.

DOC TEAMSTERS IN THE MEDIA

Over the last year, your Local Union has been in the news, fighting for Teamsters at DOC.  Members of Local 117 and Union staff have given over a hundred interviews on DOC issues and have had numerous appearances on television, radio, and in print media. 

You can view a report that details your Union's effort to fight for Teamsters at DOC in the media here.      

TEAMSTERS LEGAL DEFENSE FUND:

Local 117 members at the DOC are eligible to enroll in a benefit exclusive to Teamsters working in public safety- the Teamsters Legal Defense Fund (TLDF).

For more information about the Teamsters Legal Defense Fund, view an application and pamphlet.  If you have questions, talk to your Business Representative.

RECENT DOC NEWS ARTICLES AND INFORMATION:

• Keep the calls coming on interest arbitration (3/9/13)
• Scholarship opportunities for Local 117 members and their families (3/9/13)
• Interest arbitration is still alive - contact your representatives now! (3/7/13)
• The current status of interest arbitration - HB 1490 (3/4/13)
• Teamster Talk #23 - Stronger together! (2/28/13)
• Public employees - act now to protect your retirement (2/27/13)
• Don't let Olympia kill interest arbitration (2/27/13)
• Fiscal cutoff is March 1: Tell Reps to give HB1490 a hearing (2/26/13)
• Interest arbitration bill exec'ed out of House Committee (2/25/13)
• 40 members turn out for interest arbitration hearing (2/19/13)
• DOC to vote on uniforms this Friday (2/5/13)
• Local 117 report from Olympia (2/1/13)
• DOC Teamsters lobby for change in Olympia (2/1/13)
• Great news! Interest arbitration bill introduced in the House and the Senate (1/29/31)
• Remembering Officer Jayme Lee Biendl (1/28/13)
• State Correctional Employees: Prisons still unsafe (1/25/13)
• DOC Guardian - Fight for interest arbitration! (1/20/13)
• For correctional employees the fight for interest arbitration has just begun (1/17/13)
• State correctional employees march on the Capitol for safety and fairness (1/11/13)
• Local 117 member recognized for outstanding work on Police Night Out (12/28/13)
• Local 117 bargaining committee reaches agreement on uniforms (12/18/13)
• Local 117 wins additional day of annual leave for members whose rights were violated (12/5/12)
• Sign our petition! Support Teamster correctional employees! (11/28/12)
• Save the date! Correctional employee Day of Action! Jan. 10 (11/20/12)
• The Guardian newsletter - jnew issue! (10/23/12)
• Local 117 Report from Olympia (2/1/13)
• DOC members lobby for change in Olympia (1/31/13)
• Important interest arbitration hearing - February 7 (1/29/13)
• Remembering Officer Jayme Lee Biendl (1/29/13)
• Interest arbitration bill introduced in House and Senate (1/25/13)
• State correctional employees: prisons still unsafe (1/24/13)
• DOC Guardian - Fight for interest arbitration (1/16/13)
• The fight for interest arbitration has just begun (1/15/13)
• Correctional employees march on the state capitol to push for interest arbitration (1/10/13)
• Local 117 reaches agreement with the State on uniforms (12/18/12)
• DOC bargaining committee back in negotiations this week (9/25/12)
• DOC bargaining update - September 2012 (9/18/12)
• DOC members call on elected officials to do more (9/8/12)
• DOC Guardian - new issue! (8/9/12)
• DOC Teamsters to receive furlough award (6/25/12)
• Local 117 achieves victory in furlough case (6/1/12)
• WSP Officer Scott Nettles announces candidacy for State Senate (5/11/12)
• Thompson letter dispels myth of overcompensated public employees (5/2/12)
• Correctional Officer uniform bill is signed into law by Governor (5/30/12)
• Legislative session brings wins for DOC Teamsters (3/9/12)
• DOC Guardian - new issue! (3/2/12)
• Victory in the Senate - uniform bill passes 45-3! (3/1/12)
• EDITORIAL: Staff safety in our prisons must be top priority (2/30/12)