Check out the great work that #Teamsters have been doing at Clallam Bay Corrections Center

A successful solidarity-building action takes a good organizer and some creativity. It should be a little subversive (without violating the contract!) and immediate in its response to management for utmost effect. Most importantly, lots of members should want to participate.

"It was a petty thing to do," said Amber Bates, as she described management's behavior at our Holiday Membership Meeting at the Clallam Bay Corrections Center (CBCC) last December. Bates,...Read More

An extended news segment covering the recent assault of Officer Terry Breedlove at the Clallam Bay Corrections Center aired on Friday on public radio across the Puget Sound region. The...Read More

It's been an exciting session in Olympia so far. Lots of Teamsters have visited the State Capitol to talk with their legislators. We've had two well-attended lobby days and a...Read More

On President’s Day, a group of Teamsters spent their day off in Olympia, hustling around the State Capitol, seeking out legislators in their offices, and pulling them from the Senate floor. This was our Public Service Matters lobby day...

Exiting news from Olympia! Our bill to extend assault benefits for correctional employees (SB 6286) is scheduled to be debated on the floor of the Senate today.

We’ve just launched an exciting new website for members of Teamsters 117. It focuses on the values we share as Teamsters – values like family, strength, and community.

Today, thousands of Teamsters 117 members across the state are working in solidarity to get out the same message of Teamsters unity.With recent attacks by anti-union groups, like the "Freedom"...Read More

The new issue of the Guardian, the newsletter for DOC Teamsters, is now available. In this issue, you'll find articles covering our assault benefits bill and DOC lobby day. You'll...Read More