Puget Sound taxicab operators are making strides to provide the best customer service in Seattle’s personal transportation industry.  170 drivers from Yellow Cab, Farwest Taxi, and Orange Cab attended a Taxicab...Read More

Quite possibly THE biggest threat to our way of life is competition from Walmart. Walmart will do anything and everything in its power to not allow their employees the right...Read More

If you've already taken the DOC Teamsters Health and Safety Survey that your Union helped develop in partnership with researchers at Washington State University and Lewis and Clark College, thank you for your...Read More

DOC Teamsters:   Before voting on your contract, you are encouraged to attend one of the contract update meetings for a presentation on the proposed changes in your contract.  Attend...Read More

It’s been a busy year of bargaining with the Department of Corrections. In addition to ongoing negotiations over your 2015-2017 collective bargaining agreement, your Union has filed demands to bargain...Read More

The general public has little to no idea what goes on behind prison walls and the critical role correctional employees play in keeping our communities safe. People pay attention when...Read More

Teamsters 117 is proud to represent members who work at the Seattle Parks Department, many of whom have seen their hours and number of staff cut back over the last...Read More

Check out the new issue of the Guardian, the newsletter for Teamsters at the Department of Corrections.   In this issue, you'll find an update on contract negotiations with the...Read More

Over the last six years, Washington State correctional employees have made tremendous sacrifices to help the State climb out of the Great Recession. They have seen three prisons close and...Read More

For a sample of the representational work on behalf of Teamsters at the DOC for the month of June, check out the DOC facility news section of the website. Negotiations over your...Read More