We're gearing up for our DOC Lobby Day on January 26 - it's going to be a great event! This is our opportunity to meet with legislators to talk about important issues facing our state's correctional employees, who put their lives on the line to protect the public.

We have a date for our arbitration hearing over the elimination of recruitment and retention pay for members working in certain job classifications at CRCC, WSP, and MCC. The hearing...Read More

Starting in February, we will be holding Leadership Trainings at DOC facilities across the state.  At the trainings, we will be discussing possible changes in labor rules that could impact...Read More

We're a week into legislative session, and already we've made headway on one of our key priorities - extending assault benefits for members at the Department of Corrections. Seventeen legislators...Read More

One of our key priorities this legislative session will be passing a bill that extends assault benefits for correctional employees

Legislative Session Begins on Tuesday, January 11 - Here Are Our Priorities.

Teamsters Local 117 DOC Lobby Day - January 26, 2016.

Governor Jay Inslee held a noontime press conference today to announce 13-year-old sentencing errors in our state's prisons. You can read the Governor's press statement below.Gov. Jay Inslee today announced...Read More

John Scearcy, the Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters Local 117, has published a guest editorial piece in the Everett Herald about the sacrifice that Teamsters who work at the Department of Corrections and other public safety professionals make, especially during the holiday season.

For a sample of the representational work on behalf of Teamsters at the DOC for the month of November, check out the DOC facility news section of the website. Eastside Report -...Read More