I wanted to share with you some of the exciting communications work Local 117 members have been up to as a part of our effort to feature more voices on...Read More

Donald Cohen, the executive director of In the Public Interest, has written a piece for the Huffington Post on the impact of outsourcing prisons to for-profit corporations like Corrections Corporation...Read More

Here is the latest from the Washington Teamsters Welfare Trust (WTWT) for Local 117 members with Teamsters health and welfare coverage:  Every year the Washington Teamsters Welfare Trust holds annual...Read More

When Secretary-Treasurer Thompson asks for a motion at the general membership meetings, the first one who invariably raises his hand is Randy Marquis, a Shop Steward and heavy equipment operator...Read More

The government shutdown of 2013 impacted many of our Teamsters Brothers and Sisters in various ways. For those public sector workers at Workforce Central in Tacoma, it came in the...Read More

Brothers and Sisters: With the holidays on the way, I am reminded again of the incredible sacrifice our corrections’ family makes to keep all of us safe. Beyond the day-to-day...Read More

The new issue of Teamsters South Sound, the newsletter for Local 117 members working in the public sector in greater Pierce County is now available! This issue of your Union...Read More

Your Tacoma Joint Labor Union bargaining committee has achieved a fully-recommended tentative agreement on a 2-year labor contract. The agreement protects your health care coverage and creates a wellness program...Read More

What do hundreds of local workers in the parking, warehouse, public sector and cold storage industries have in common?  They are all on the verge of winning their first Union...Read More

The new issue of the Guardian, the newsletter for Teamsters at the DOC, is now available!   This issue contains articles on the recent interest arbitration decision, including a joint...Read More