The Governor’s budget office has directed the Department of Corrections to create a contingency plan to prepare for up to 15% across-the-board budget cuts for the 2015-2017 biennium. DOC Secretary...Read More

Within the next few days, the Governor’s budget office is expected to direct all state agencies, including the Department of Corrections, to create a contingency plan that prepares for up...Read More

Your Union bargaining committee met again with the State for DOC contract negotiations on June 4 and 5 at the Teamsters Union hall in Tukwila.  Since negotiations began in April,...Read More

You may have heard about the high prevalence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder PTSD among corrections professionals. A 2011 study found that between 23-31 percent of correctional employees met the criteria for...Read More

For a sample of the representational work on behalf of Teamsters at the DOC for the month of May, check out the DOC facility news section of the website. In April, contract...Read More

The topics below are intended to reflect only a limited sample of the representational work that is occurring at your facility.  If you have questions about specific issues, please talk...Read More

Michelle Woodrow, your Director of Corrections & Law Enforcement, met with the State in Olympia yesterday for preliminary discussions over a grievance your Union filed regarding surcharges added to your...Read More

Your Union bargaining committee had its second and third sessions with the State on May 13 and 14 in Olympia to negotiate over your 2015-2017 collective bargaining agreement. Additional bargaining...Read More

We have negotiated an agreement with the DOC involving rest breaks.  The agreement settles the arbitration case brought by your Union on behalf of members whose intermittent rest periods had...Read More

If turnout at this week’s Political Action Committee (PAC) meetings in eastern Washington is any indication, our political program is alive and well. Over 60 Local 117 members, who work...Read More