Teamsters 117 joined thousands of community members for the annual MLK Jr. Day March and Rally in Seattle on Monday. It was a daylong celebration honoring the slain civil rights...Read More

Farm to Family Coalition rallies in support of farm workers.

Check out the new issue of the Guardian newsletter for Teamsters at the Department of Corrections.  This issue focuses on upcoming contract negotiations that are scheduled to start in April...Read More

The 2014 legislative session kicked off today in Olympia. We will be posting frequent updates on the website during session to report on the progress of your Union's legislative priorities....Read More

To be declared unfit for duty as a corrections officer is devastating.  It shatters your confidence, destroys your career, and implies a broken trust. But when it is unjustified, as...Read More

A big Seahawks playoff game was due to start, but that didn’t stop the crew at Graybar Electric from gathering at their Union hall to prepare for contract negotiations. Graybar...Read More

Wondering what’s happening with our members in the taxi industry?  Check out the new Fare Times newsletter.   In this issue you can read about: a generous donation by taxi...Read More

On December 17, Governor Inslee released his supplemental budget proposal, which includes $5.1 million for the opening of the 256-bed medium security unit at WSP to meet the demands of...Read More

Brothers and Sisters: The Boeing Machinists are not the only ones seeing their defined benefit pension plans under attack. For the last several years, corporate-backed politicians and the media have...Read More

We are in the process of preparing for collective bargaining over your successor labor agreement and for the first time we will have interest arbitration available to resolve any issues...Read More