Every year on May 1st, workers across the globe march, strike, and declare that their labor has dignity and their voices deserve to be heard. International Workers’ Day — or [...]
The PROTEC17 annual scholarship program awards two scholarships to the child, grandchild or dependent of an active member who wishes to continue their education beyond high school at a [...]
The PROTEC17 State team will head back to the bargaining table on April 23 to begin negotiations for the 2027-2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement. In preparation, PROTEC17 State members gathered in [...]
For the first time in chapter history, PROTEC17 City of Portland members have formed a Contract Action Team (CAT) to support the bargaining team as they negotiate the next [...]
For years, Public Health in Washington State has been chronically underfunded due to its reliance on precarious funding sources tied to our state’s upside down tax code. In the [...]
After almost 10 months of difficult negotiations, the Airport Duty Managers (ADMs) at the Port of Seattle ratified an agreement on their 2025-2028 contract in February, and the Port Commission [...]
In what was a challenging fiscal and policy environment in both the Washington and Oregon legislative sessions, PROTEC17 was able to successfully advance many items on our political policy agenda [...]
PROTEC17 members at Pierce County have overwhelmingly ratified a new 2026-2028 collective bargaining agreement following months of negotiations with the County. The strong ratification vote reflects broad support among members [...]
On Sat., March 7, the PROTEC17 Regional Executive Committee (REC) — our union’s policy-making body — convened online to conduct the business of our union. Among one of their most [...]
We hope that you have received your first-ever PROTEC17 membership card in the mail, and you've already downloaded your digital card! Your physical membership card will come as part of [...]
On Feb. 2, the Oregon legislature will begin its 2026 short session. Lasting only five weeks, legislators will have limited time to conduct business, though several major issues have emerged [...]
In 2025, newly organized PROTEC17 members faced challenges head-on and made it known that we are a force to be reckoned with! In many of our external organizing campaigns, [...]
The 2026 Washington state legislative session began on January 12. While it’s a short, 60-day session, we’ve got an action-packed agenda based on several priorities that will help improve [...]
Last fall, PROTEC17 began a process to create a new Strategic Plan for 2026-2028 that will guide us over the next three years. As part of that process, thousands of [...]
On Sat., Oct. 19, the PROTEC17 Regional Executive Committee (REC) — our union’s policy-making body — convened in-person at the Museum of Flight in Tukwila to conduct the business of [...]
As one of the newest Chapters in our union, the Sound Transit membership continues to grow! Fare Ambassadors are the newest group at Sound Transit to be certified as a [...]
The PROTEC17 scholarship program has awarded over $75,000 in scholarships in the last 14 years to members’ dependents to help in their pursuit of a higher education. We are proud [...]
Given the tenuous budget situation that the City of Portland was facing this year, PROTEC17 closely tracked the state transportation funding package that would provide increasingly necessary funding for our [...]
Nominations for Chapter leadership positions are now open! If you'd like to nominate yourself or another member (with their permission!) for a leadership role, please email your nomination to [...]
In June, PROTEC17 King County members, along with members from over 20 other unions in the King County Coalition of Unions, reached a tentative agreement on their Coalition Labor Agreement [...]