There’s been a lot of talk recently about the Department of Corrections’ decision to phase out the word “offender” and replace it with words like “individual,” “patient,” or “student” in...Read More

Teamsters at the City of Kent are fed up and speaking out. In bargaining, the City promised to restore some of the sacrifices that employees made during the recession starting back in 2008.

The new issue of our Guardian newsletter is now available! The Guardian focuses on news and information for our members who work at the Department of Corrections.

An Agreement To Be Proud Of

REGISTER HERE for our 2017 DOC Lobby Day on February 13-14 in Olympia. This is our opportunity to talk directly with legislators about critical issues facing DOC Teamsters:

Arbitrator Anthony Vivenzio has certified our internal union election results for Teamsters Local 117.

By John Scearcy, This week, you granted me the honor of continuing to serve as your Secretary-Treasurer for the next three years. And for that, I am humbled, and grateful.

Congrats to Dale Ekstrom, a 41-year Teamster at Coke, who retired at the end of last year.

Join us for our 2016 Holiday Membership Meetings for Teamsters at DOC. At the meetings, we will talking about upcoming legislative session and the strategy for getting our contract funded.

The strategic planning process has impacted our organization in profound ways since we developed our first plan back in 2009. Our campaign to build a Local Union strike fund grew out of an earlier strategic plan as did our new member orientation p