Community pressure on Industrial Container Services (ICS) continues to intensify.

Starting at the end of March, we will be holding spring Membership Meetings for all DOC Teamsters at facilities across the State.

You are invited a very special event. Teamsters 117 will be holding its first-ever Womxn's Conference She/Us/We Rising Together! on Saturday, May 18 from 8 AM to 1 PM at our Union Hall in Tukwila.

This month, we are proud to celebrate Women's History Month. Check out this message from our International Union and be sure to register for our upcoming Teamsters 117 Womxn's Conference on May 18. 

We have received notification from the County that our Union's Total Compensation ("Total Comp") agreement negotiated by the King County Coalition of Unions and overwhelmingly ratified by all Local 117...Read More

The collective strength of our union was on full display on Saturday as hundreds of rank-and-file leaders from across the state gathered together at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle for our annual Shop Steward Seminar and Appreciation Day.

Seattle city councilmember Lorena Gonzalez led a delegation of our members yesterday to confront management at Industrial Container Services (ICS) over alleged violations of federal law and proposals to slash health care.

More good news from Olympia. Our bill (HB 1589) that restores the right for trained DOC personnel to carry a concealed weapon unanimously passed out of the State House of Representatives yesterday on a vote of 97-0. 

Our annual Shop Steward Seminar and Appreciation Day is slated for this weekend when hundreds of rank-and-file leaders from across our Union will be gathering at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle on Saturday.

We have fantastic news from Olympia tonight. Our bill (SB 5021) granting interest arbitration rights to Teamsters who work at the Washington State Department of Corrections passed unanimously out of the Senate.