Terrie Matsen works at the Stafford Creek Corrections Center and has served the state for 25 years. She started out as an AC Cook at the Clallam Bay Corrections Center, transferred to the Olympic Corrections Center in Forks for a year, and now works in the mailroom at Stafford Creek.

Over the last two months, members across our Union have been participating in our strategic planning process.

The 2017 legislative session kicked off in Olympia today, and with it comes serious challenges facing working families across our state.

Members have a right to attend Union meetings without interference and without getting snooped on by management.

Officer Patrick Collecchi of the Stafford Creek Corrections Center talks about why he plans to attend our DOC Lobby Day on February 13 and 14. Officer Collecchi is new to DOC and has been at SCCC since March.

Merry Christmas, happy holidays, and Happy New Year. Regardless of how you celebrate, this is a time to give thanks and be around loved ones.

We are approaching negotiations for bargaining unit specific contracts and a Master Labor Agreement for Teamsters at King County. To prepare for bargaining, we've created a contract survey so that you can provide feedback.

Are you a member of Teamsters Local 117 and the parent of a high school-aged senior in need of money for college?

Inslee showed that providing much needed pay increases for the hardworking men and women of DOC can be done, while still providing adequate funding for public education and other basic services.

It was a festive night last night at the Union hall. Santa was making his rounds, the Seahawks game was streaming in the overflow room, and a spirit of camaraderie and solidarity was in the air.