Governor Jay Inslee held a noontime press conference today to announce 13-year-old sentencing errors in our state's prisons. You can read the Governor's press statement below.Gov. Jay Inslee today announced...Read More

The new issue of Teamster Talk, the newsletter for members of Teamsters Local 117, is now available. In this issue our our Union newsletter, you'll find articles on the following...Read More

John Scearcy, the Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters Local 117, has published a guest editorial piece in the Everett Herald about the sacrifice that Teamsters who work at the Department of Corrections and other public safety professionals make, especially during the holiday season.

Last night was our annual Holiday Meeting extravaganza, with hundreds of members from all across our union coming together for solidarity and our raffle drawing.

Get ready! Our Holiday Membership Meeting extravaganza is this Thursday, December 17, at 7 P.M. at the Union hall in Tukwila.

For a sample of the representational work on behalf of Teamsters at the DOC for the month of November, check out the DOC facility news section of the website. Eastside Report -...Read More

Drivers in Seattle’s for-hire industry won the right to collectively bargain over their wages and working conditions through an initiative passed by the City Council today.

The following is an update from the King County Coalition of Unions to all coalition members: Paid Parental Leave In order to answer any questions that may come up for...Read More

On December 14, the Seattle City Council will take a historic vote to decide whether drivers in the for-hire transportation industry deserve a voice at work and the same rights as other workers to bargain collectively over their wages and working conditions.

Teamster Shop Stewards and other leaders at King County interviewed their fellow members on Thursday as a part of our Every Voice Counts project.