We are excited to announce the hiring of Amber Bates, a new Business Representative for members working at CBCC, SCCC, and OCC. Amber brings 10 years of diverse corrections’ experience...Read More

Our bill to extend assault benefits for Washington State correctional employees cleared its final hurdle today with a unanimous 97-0 vote in the House.

Across the country, people are fighting back against rising income inequality, and we have an opportunity to bring the fight here to Washington.

Last year we collected hundreds of jars of peanut butter for hungry families across the Puget Sound region and we placed 2nd in a friendly contest involving dozens of local unions.

I wanted to pass along the following update from the chairs of the total comp bargaining committee that was distributed yesterday: At the 02/17 Total Compensation Master Committee meeting, Labor...Read More

Some news on the national scene: The U.S. House has passed a prison safety bill named after fallen correctional officer Eric Williams.  The bill would allow officers within the federal...Read More

Nowhere is it more important to have each others' back than inside our prison walls. Teamsters working for the Department of Corrections know their work requires them to be ready...Read More

The new issue of Teamster Talk, our Local 117 newsletter is now available.  In this issue, you'll find articles on our new FamilyStrengthCommunity.org website, a piece on the origin of...Read More

Can one Union member make a difference? Ask Laura Collins…then thank her!

Uber driver Peter Kuel, who was stripped of his ability to work on the company’s app two weeks ago, thanked fellow drivers and the Teamsters Union for their support in helping him regain access to Uber’s for-hire driving platform.