Keeping Teamsters and communities safe

As National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week comes to an end, I want to take a moment to thank you and highlight all of you that have chosen this profession.

As public safety employees, your job puts you on the frontlines of our fight against this pandemic. To help reduce the risk of COVID-19 exposure, we are working hard to...Read More

Recently, we witnessed the tragic, premature death of Justin R. Shaffer, a Trooper with the Washington State Patrol. Trooper Shaffer was killed in the line of duty while placing spike strips on I-5 in Chehalis on Tuesday.

We're pleased to announce the hiring of Eamon McCleery, an experienced labor attorney who joined our union staff effective July 1. Eamon will be our Teamsters 117 staff attorney dedicated...Read More

It’s political season again, as lawmakers in Washington State returned to Olympia today for the start of the 2019 legislative session.

Our friends at Safe Call Now have sent over information about an important service available to members of Teamsters Local 117 working in the corrections and law enforcement field. 

Teamster members took aim to fight hunger last week at the 5th annual Trap Shooting and Archery Tournament sponsored by Tacoma's Emergency Food Network.

Every year at this time, we honor the men and women who work in critical public safety roles through a series of events and activities across the country.

I'm sure many of you have been following the terrible hostage crisis at the Delaware Department of Corrections that has been unfolding over the last few days.