Teamsters are speaking out in local newspapers urging lawmakers to fund our DOC contract!

Great news for King County members and their healthcare benefits.

If you have Teamster healthcare benefits under the Washington Teamsters Welfare Trust (WTWT), you should have received a letter regarding the Trust's Dependent Verification Program.   The purpose of the program,...Read More

Teamster correctional employees joined hundreds of public employees in cities across the state on Saturday to highlight the work of the men and women who keep our communities safe and...Read More

A small number of obstructionists in the Senate rigged the vote to block an amendment that would have funded our contract. You’ve already sent hundreds of e-mails to legislators to...Read More

Shop Steward Joschue Reyes has publised a guest opinion piece in the Forks Forum that calls on the legislature to increase revenue and fund the DOC contract.   You can...Read More

As of today, the Senate and House have both approved separate versions of the 2015-2017 state operating budget. This means leadership from both the House and Senate will now sit...Read More

In an effort to fund our DOC contract, Teamsters from the Clallam Bay Corrections Center (CBCC) are doing some incredible work.  Over the last few weeks, members at CBCC have...Read More

As much as some try to lump us together, Local 117 Teamsters come in all stripes, and all political persuasions. Take Tracy Dillard, for example, who works maintaining streets and...Read More

I wanted to thank all Teamsters for the work you have been doing toward getting our Department of Corrections contract funded. Your phone calls and emails to legislators in support...Read More