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

Please join us for one of our signature Teamster charity events – our annual Teamsters Car & Bike Show – on June 21 at the Teamsters Union hall in Tukwila (14675...Read More

As a Teamster, you have the right to Union representation during an “investigatory interview” that could lead to disciplinary action. These rights are called your Weingarten Rights. If you are...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

  The debate about the minimum wage is spreading, with Seattle approving the highest minimum wage in the country last month.  The James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund has announced...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

On Tuesday, May 27, 2014, representatives of the King County Coalition of Unions met with King County to present the Coalition’s counterproposal regarding the 2015/2016 COLA. The core of our counterproposal...Read More

The Seattle City Council took an historic step yesterday toward beating back income inequality and improving the lives of workers.  On a vote of 9-0, the Council approved an ordinance...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