Our first bargaining session with the State over your 2017-2019 collective bargaining agreement took place on Tuesday, April 26, at your Teamsters Headquarters in Tukwila.

Michelle Woodrow, your Union's President and Director of Corrections & Law Enforcement, spoke out last week for improving staff safety in our state's prisons. Woodrow appeared on Inside Olympia, a...Read More

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.

We want to share with you some important, troubling news. A group calling itself the “Freedom Foundation” has submitted a public records request to the DOC, asking to obtain your...Read More

An article in today's Everett Herald looks at staff safety in our state's prisons as it relates to the recent DOC performance audit. Michelle Woodrow, your Local 117 President and...Read More

I wanted to share with you my complete testimony from today's Joint Legislative Audit & Review Committee (JLARC) hearing on the recent staff safety audit at the DOC.   The...Read More

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I want to give you an update on upcoming contract negotiations over your 2017-2019 successor labor agreement, which are scheduled to start with the State on April 26 at our...Read More

Paul Moore standing in front of his home in Walla Walla, WA When Paul Moore left his Shop Steward role at the Washington State Penitentiary and was promoted into a...Read More

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.