The Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC) has ruled in favor of our Union in an Unfair Labor Practice case with the University of Washington involving paid family leave for UW police. 

Campus Police Officers at the University of Washington joined Teamsters 117 in 2011. This year, their biggest goal became a reality.

At 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30, Governor Inslee will sign into law bills granting statutory interest arbitration rights for our members at the Department of Corrections and University of Washington Police Department (SB 5021/SB 5022)

On Friday, the State House and Senate finalized the legislation for our Department of Corrections (DOC) and University of Washington Police Department (UWPD) interest arbitration bills (SB 5021/SB 5022).

With the 2019 legislative session kicking off in Olympia this week, bills that would grant interest arbitration rights to our Department of Corrections (DOC) and University of Washington Police Department (UWPD) members are already starting to roll. 

A group of sharpshooters from two Teamster police departments joined forces last month to take aim at hunger.

Access to good health care is critical for State employees, but so far the State is not getting the message.

Early this morning, the state released its proposed operating budget for the 2017-2019 biennium. All indications are that the legislature will vote on the agreement today and that the budget will be signed into law to avert a government shutdown and temporary layoffs of state employees.

Today, the House Democrats released their 2017-2019 Operating Budget proposal, and I am pleased to report it fully funds our collective bargaining agreement for Teamsters at the Department of Corrections.