DOC Secretary Bernie Warner said that there are "no operational plans at this point to transfer inmates out of state" in an interview with KUOW yesterday.   Warner's statement contradicts...Read More

The small business support of correctional employees has been overwhelming.

Congrats to Al Hall, a 23-year member at Coke (and previously Davis Wire) on his retirement!   On a routine site visit, Business Rep Thomas Wray, encountered the scene above...Read More

I had the chance to interview Freda Cogger, a Local 117 member at Workforce Central in Tacoma, about her experiences at our recent volunteer event on the Emergency Food Network's...Read More

The new issue of the Guardian, the newsletter for Teamsters at the Department of Corrections, is now available!   In this issue, we highlight the incredible work members have done...Read More

The GEO group, an international private prison conglomerate that operates the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, issued a misleading statement this morning suggesting that up to 1000 inmates currently housed...Read More

The following article was submitted by Adam Westerbur, a Shop Steward who works at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla: MY EXPERIENCE AT UNITY Teamsters is not just a...Read More

A dozen Teamster volunteers and their kids helped out at the Mother Earth Farm near Puyallup last Saturday.

Last night, KOMO TV aired an investigative report that exposes dangerously low staffing levels at the University of Washington Police Department.

Teamsters Local 117's Legislative Affairs Coordinator Brenda Wiest was named to a 15-person task force assigned with putting forth a proposal to raise the minimum wage in the city of...Read More