PROTEC17 supports the HEROES Act! H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act, includes an emergency workplace infectious disease standard; gives aid for state and local governments, [...]
PROTEC17 is again offering two $3,000 college scholarships this year to dependents of members. One scholarship is geared towards students who will be incoming college freshmen in the fall, and [...]
Following interviews with 15 candidates for Portland City Council and Portland Mayor in late February and early March, PROTEC17 is announcing the following candidate endorsements for the May 19, 2020 primary, [...]
The coronavirus outbreak has put millions of Americans out of work as businesses close and workers follow self-isolation orders. For many, the weighty uncertainty of returning to work is compounded [...]
After standing together to push for the closure of public-facing licensing offices to keep all Washingtonians healthy, PROTEC17 members at the Department of Licensing (DOL) stepped up in a big [...]
When the first U.S. case of the coronavirus was confirmed in Everett, Washington back in January, PROTEC17 members at the Snohomish Health District (SHD) jumped into action. From epidemiologists to [...]
On April 4, Ashley Eschette and her fiance Andrew Olmsted were married. But this was no ordinary wedding. Amidst the coronavirus pandemic, the Spokane couple decided to hold their wedding [...]
PROTEC17 warmly welcomes City of Portland member-leader Emily Tabachnick to the PROTEC17 Executive Board. She was appointed to fill the seat vacated by Trustee Sarah Spotts who left employment with [...]
In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic in Washington state and before Gov. Inslee’s stay-at-home order, PROTEC17 leadership made the decision to hold the annual spring meeting of the [...]
Labor organizations across Washington State are expressing outrage in reaction to the National Labor Relations Board (Board) postponing of all union recognition elections until at least April 2nd. They are [...]