PROTEC17’s first Transportation Lobby Day
PROTEC17 members who work for various transportation agencies throughout Washington state attended our first ever Transportation Lobby Day on Feb. 13. The day gave members the opportunity to talk with [...]
Public Health Legislative Education Day 2020
On Feb. 5, Public Health employees from across Washington state – including many PROTEC17 members – met in Olympia to help educate their representatives about the important work they do [...]
Member helps make Seattle City Light’s clean energy programs more equitable
As a new Planning Analyst at the City of Seattle, PROTEC17 member Julie Scrivner plays an integral role in designing more equitable energy programs at Seattle City Light. In her [...]
Young Members group gains momentum as KC negotiations begin
Last summer, PROTEC17’s intern from the Washington State Labor Council, Xochi Suarez, led an effort to gather input from our younger members through several focus groups. With the help of [...]
Life After Work: Portland member uses photography to help people celebrate, heal
PROTEC17 member Zim Zimmerman spends his days inspecting the streets of the City of Portland to keep the roads safe and well-maintained. But when he’s not working, he’s able to [...]
Committee formed to refresh our PROTEC17 Constitution
Your union’s Regional Executive Committee (REC) – the policy-making body of PROTEC17 – has started to work on revising the governing document of our organization: the constitution. The PROTEC17 constitution [...]
PROTEC17 supports Swedish Hospital strikers for safe staffing, fair wages
In solidarity with health care workers at Swedish Hospitals throughout both King and Snohomish County, PROTEC17 staff joined several of the picket lines during their three-day strike from January 28-30. [...]
Meet Manny: A City of Seattle employee and PROTEC17 member since 1957!
Manny Hanowell remembers his exact start date at the City of Seattle – March 4, 1957. Back then, his work drafting and mapping the city’s electrical grid was done [...]
PROTEC17 members host first Climate Justice Summit
PROTEC17 members from the City of Seattle and King County hosted a Climate Justice Summit on October 29. The summit was compromised of a panel of experts, including City [...]
Seattle members vote ‘YES’ on new contract!
On Nov. 20, the PROTEC17 negotiations team met to tally the votes on the tentative agreements reached with the City of Seattle on both the Master and Municipal Court [...]