On February 12, King County met with the King County Coalition of Unions to address two key components of the Coalition’s November 21 proposal. Matt McCoy from the County outlined the...Read More

“We take our little league seriously,” said Javier Solheim, a 17-year Teamster mill operator at GP Gypsum.  Javier’s son, Andrew, is 8-years old and plays baseball for the Rainiers, a...Read More

The new issue of your Union's newsletter, Teamster Talk, is now available.  Teamster Talk is a bi-monthly newsletter that provides a closer look at some of the issues impacting members...Read More

Two officers, members of Teamsters 117, were assaulted yesterday by an inmate in the library of the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla.  The officers were transported to a local...Read More

We have some great news out of Olympia!  Representative Cyrus Habib's proposed legislation (HB 2152) that would lift the Labor & Industries requirement for taxi cab operators has just passed...Read More

The new issue of our Local 117 Report from Olympia is now available.   This bi-weekly newsletter provides the latest updates on bills and initiatives from the 2014 legislative session...Read More

Thank you to the many members who spoke with legislators in support of HB 2421, Representative Schmick’s bill, which would fund a study of DOC staffing levels.  While the bill...Read More

Representative Mike Sells of the 38th Legislative District has sent a letter to Attorney General Bob Ferguson requesting a legal opinion regarding supplemental pension options for state employees that exist outside of...Read More

The Clallam Bay Corrections Center is on lockdown after an offender stabbed a Local 117 corrections officer in the neck with a fabricated weapon at approximately 10:15 a.m. on February...Read More

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