There is no doubt that taxis drivers are under attack, and it's time for all organized labor – not just the Teamsters – to step up and support them.  ...Read More

Thanks to the amazing work of our DOC Shop Stewards across the state, we were able to achieve record returns on contract surveys for the upcoming negotiations over your 2015-2017...Read More

Local 117 member, Sergeant Michael Boe of the Monroe Correctional Complex, was in Olympia on Wednesday to testify in support of Senate Bill 6566, a proposed law that affirms the...Read More

This week the House and Senate released their supplemental budget proposals, and there is some good news for Teamsters at the Department of Corrections.   Both the House and Senate have...Read More

The new issue of your Teamsters 117 Report from Olympia is now available!  This is the third update from the 2014 legislative session.   You can view the first issue here...Read More

If you live in Pierce County, your son or daughter may be eligible to apply for the Jerry Beckendorf scholarship, but you'd better hurry - the deadline to apply is...Read More

Teamsters 117 - Prayers for Athena is a fundraiser for the daughter of one our Police Officers at the University of Washington Police Department.  She's gone through a lot at...Read More

We are very excited to announce that the Senate Commerce and Labor committee has scheduled a hearing for Paid Sick and Safe Days (HB 1313) on Wednesday, February 26th at...Read More

Teamsters 117 was back in Olympia today to speak out in support of issues that are important to working families.  Together with members of several other Teamster Locals, Local 117...Read More

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