Late yesterday afternoon the King County Coalition of Union bargaining members unanimously voted to recommend moving forward a tentative agreement on economics.

Our union coalition team was back at the negotiations table with King County yesterday as we continue to bargain over your wages and health care for 2019-2020.

Vicky Moore gives an update on Total Comp negotiations with King County. Paid leave, short and long term disability and retirement healthcare are on the table.

In modern America, longer work hours, less vacation and less pay for higher productivity bringing host of stress related illnesses is a daily reality. It is the union that brings democracy back to the workplace and gives some of the control back to the workers.

It is a futile exercise to misinform a librarian. Tacoma Public Library Teamsters stand united in face of Janus.

Today the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling in a case, Janus v AFSCME, which threatens our ability as union members to stand together for strong contracts and strong communities.

No court can take away our ability to stand together for fair pay, better benefits, and safe working conditions. The court may decide against us in the Janus case, but as Teamsters, we decide how strong our union will be.

"We refuse to be divided." 100% of credential specialists at the SeaTac Airport have committed to their union regardless of Supreme Court decision on Janus.

Get caught up on what's happening in total comp negotiations with King County! Two Shop Stewards on the bargaining committee - Brian Pinney and Lisa Huntley - provide a short video update from the last bargaining session below.