Join PROTEC17 at the Seattle Pride Parade!
Happy Pride Month! Join PROTEC17 to celebrate diversity and support our LGBTQ members and friends in this year's Seattle Pride Parade! Sunday, June 30 11 a.m. 4th Ave. Downtown [...]
Member turns a rural road into a major arterial in burgeoning Clark County
Robin Washington, Capital Projects Manager III and 19-year employee at Clark County Public Works, is dedicated to improving the County for all of its residents, including motorists, bicyclists, pedestrians, [...]
Pierce County member writes the book on professional standards for engineers
As an expert in Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE), PROTEC17 member Kirstin Thornton spends her days streamlining processes that make everyone’s jobs at Pierce County easier. From [...]
Seattle member honors memory of daughter by pushing for improved bereavement leave
Surrounded by family and friends, PROTEC17 member Rachel Alder and her wife Erin honored their daughter on May 13 – the day after Mother’s Day – as the City [...]
REC approves new Executive Director, budget at spring meeting
Oour Regional Executive Committee (REC) – the policy-making body of PROTEC17 – gathered at the Teamsters Hall in Tukwila, Wash. on April 13 to make big decisions about the [...]
2019-21 state contract in effect July 1; wins: COLA, geo-pay, and PE licensure
At midnight on April 28, the Washington State Legislature adjourned on time for the first time in a decade with an Operating Budget that fully funds PROTEC17’s 2019-2021 state [...]
Introducing the new PROTEC17 Executive Director
After many months of seeking the right candidate for the job of PROTEC17 Executive Director, we are excited to announce that Karen Estevenin was unanimously confirmed for the role [...]
PROTEC17 scholarship application now available!
PROTEC17 is again offering two $3,000 scholarships this year to dependents of members. One scholarship is geared towards students who will be incoming college freshmen in the fall, and [...]
WSDOT members celebrate opening of SR-99 tunnel
Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Chief Inspector Amjad Omar is one of the few State employees who had the privilege of seeing the State Route 99 (SR-99) tunnel [...]
Seattle members answer questions about your utility bills
More than 2,000 calls come in to the City of Seattle everyday with questions about utilities and city services, and the 84 PROTEC17 members that staff the contact center [...]