Live in Pierce County and your son or daughter need money for school?   The Jerry Beckendorf Scholarship fund is now accepting applications for 2015.  The deadline for the scholarship...Read More

Legislative session began on January 12 and since then there have been a lot of developments that impact members of Teamsters Local 117.   Most notably, our DOC Lobby Day...Read More

This last holiday season, instead of collecting toys in our shops as we have in the past, we asked members to bring toys to the holiday membership meeting to donate...Read More

An astounding 43 legislators in the House have signed onto a bill that would allow workers in the State of Washington to earn at least 40 hours of paid sick...Read More

Over the last two years, Teamster taxi drivers have worked hard to help create a level playing field for all drivers in our region’s personal transportation industry. Representatives of the...Read More

James P. Hoffa, General President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, has sent a letter to the director of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board advocating for "better reporting and greater...Read More

Good news on statewide Paid Sick Days from the Washington Work and Family Coalition: YOU DID IT!!You helped pack the room on Monday for the Paid Sick Days (HB 1356)...Read More

We will be holding Contract Funding Strategy Sessions all across the state to talk about how we can pressure legislators in Olympia to fund our DOC contract. The timing is...Read More

Today marks the anniversary of the death of Jayme Lee Biendl, the Washington State correctional officer who was tragically murdered in the prison chapel of the Monroe Correctional Complex on...Read More

The Tacoma City Council passed a Paid Sick and Safe Leave ordinance on a vote of 8-1 last night.  The council approved 3 days of paid sick leave for workers...Read More