On Monday, April 25, our King County Coalition of Unions bargaining team met with the employer to continue total compensation contract negotiations for the 2017-2018 biennium.

New Local 117 Business Rep. Julie Yust meets with members at the City of Tacoma. We want to extend a warm welcome to two new Teamsters Local 117 Business Representatives,...Read More

The new issue of your Teamsters South Sound newsletter is now available!  Teamsters South Sound shares union-related stories, news, and information for Local 117 members in the public sector working...Read More

Contract negotiations over the 2017-2019 successor labor agreement for Local 117 at the Department of Corrections got underway today at our Teamsters Headquarters in Tukwila.

We want to share with you some important, troubling news. A group calling itself the “Freedom Foundation” has submitted a public records request to the DOC, asking to obtain your...Read More

An article in today's Everett Herald looks at staff safety in our state's prisons as it relates to the recent DOC performance audit. Michelle Woodrow, your Local 117 President and...Read More

I want to draw your attention to a concern that is common in both the public and private sector work environments. It’s a practice called “skimming.”

Right now, Local 117 members who serve on the bargaining committee of the King County Coalition of Unions are gathering to continue total compensation contract negotiations for the 2017-2018 biennium

I wanted to share with you my complete testimony from today's Joint Legislative Audit & Review Committee (JLARC) hearing on the recent staff safety audit at the DOC.   The...Read More

As we near the end of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, I want to take this opportunity to thank you and your co-workers for the tremendous work you do to serve and protect the public.