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

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

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

Check out photos from Lobby Day here! Over 200 Teamsters from the Department of Corrections converged on Olympia yesterday for our 2015 DOC Lobby Day event.  Members from all across...Read More

In a powerful display of Union solidarity, Teamster parking attendants employed by Impark voted unanimously last Saturday to authorize a strike.  Impark operates dozens of parking lots in downtown Seattle....Read More

Members of Teamsters Local 117 joined thousands of community members for Seattle's annual Martin Luther King, Jr. march and rally. Students, civil rights activists, labor leaders, elected officials and union...Read More

If you missed our first Women’s Caucus meeting, here’s a recap!   Teamsters Local 117’s Women’s Caucus plans to meet quarterly this year following the membership meeting schedule—March 19, June...Read More

The 2015 legislative session kicked off today in Olympia and will run for 105 days.  With a divided legislature, advancing our Union's legislative priorities will be challenging to say the...Read More

Tacoma is on the verge of passing Paid Sick Leave legislation.  This is great news for the 40,000 workers in Tacoma who don't have access to Paid Sick Days.  ...Read More

Take some time out of your busy day this Friday to celebrate Law Enforcement Appreciation Day and honor the brave men and women who put their lives on the line...Read More