Early this morning, the state released its proposed operating budget for the 2017-2019 biennium. All indications are that the legislature will vote on the agreement today and that the budget will be signed into law to avert a government shutdown and temporary layoffs of state employees.

The Governor announced this morning that legislators have reached an agreement “in principle” on an operating budget for 2017-2019.

Teamsters who work at UNFI voted overwhelmingly in favor of the new contract that includes pension.

Many of you, perhaps more than 3,000 DOC Teamsters, received notice from the Department that you will be laid off if the legislature is unable to reach an agreement over an operating budget for the coming biennium.

Teamster recycle and yard waste drivers who work at Republic Services achieved an historic victory yesterday.

Teamster Jessica Poston, a counselor at the Washington Corrections Center for Women, joined several other state employees who spoke at a rally the Western State Hospital in Lakewood today.

“As long as those trucks are rolling, stay close to them and you’ll be fine.” That was the advice Dave Campbell gave his son, Jake, who went to work for Coca-Cola as a merchandiser when he was still in high school.

A government shutdown is becoming a very real possibility. If the legislature does not pass a budget by June 30, thousands of corrections employees could get laid off.

The Mayor of Kahlotus is Dave Wooten. He is a long time Teamster, an officer at the nearby Coyote Ridge correctional facility.

How a government shutdown will impact Teamsters at the Dept of Corrections