I want to update you on the status of our effort to protect your personal information from falling into the hands of a anti-union group called the Freedom Foundation. As you recall,...Read More

At the end of our negotiations session with the State over our DOC contract yesterday in Olympia, members of our bargaining team were disappointed and frustrated.

Local 117 members and staff spent the day at the Monroe Correctional Complex yesterday, talking with members about their concerns at work. We also talked about the ongoing DOC contract negotiations with the State.

We were back at the bargaining table with the State on June 9 and 10 to negotiate over the terms and conditions our 2017-2019 DOC contract.

He's been building cars all his life. He started out refurbishing 4-wheel drives and has moved on to just about every type of vehicle since - Toyotas, Fords, Cameros, Caddys. He's rebuilt a '66 Chevelle, a '50 Bel Aire, and a '47 Diamond T.

On May 23 and 24, our Union bargaining team met with the State in Olympia to bargain over our 2017-2019 contract for Teamsters at the Department of Corrections.

As was previously reported, an anti-union group called the “Freedom Foundation” recently filed a Public Records Act request to obtain personal, sensitive information, including DOC and DES Teamsters' full names...Read More

Arbitrator Howell Lankford issued a perplexing and ultimately disappointing grievance arbitration decision yesterday that effectively changed his original interest arbitration award. In his original interest arbitration award, Lankford held that DOC must rationally evaluate the operational impacts of eliminating assignment pay.

We had a great meeting this weekend with our newly-formed Teamsters Veterans Caucus. Members from a wide variety of industries participated, including grocery, dairy, cold storage, King County, and DOC....Read More

The recent assault of two officers at the Monroe Correctional Complex is yet another reminder of the sacrifice our state’s correctional employees make to keep all of us safe.