Artwork by @arielsinhaha As we stay in our homes to stay socially distant and protect public health, another public health crisis is ongoing -- racism. This week’s shocking [...]

It seems unthinkable that people would attempt to defraud the U.S. unemployment system when millions of workers across the country are out of work and reliant on emergency benefits during [...]

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 [...]

In a short time, COVID-19 has become a significant source of concern in our communities. As the situation continues to unfold, PROTEC17 is committed to providing updates and information to [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]