PROTEC17 Transportation Lobby Day
PROTEC17 members from the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) descended on capitol grounds in Olympia on Tues., March 25 for Transportation Lobby Day. This day was organized for [...]
Negotiations for the King County Coalition Labor Agreement underway
In February, the PROTEC17 member-led bargaining team began negotiations with King County management on the next Coalition Labor Agreement (CLA) for 2026 and beyond. In the two months since, a [...]
PROTEC17 Workers’ Roundtable (PWR!) gearing up for local election endorsements and more this spring
At the March 20 meeting of the PROTEC17 Worker’s Roundtable (PWR), over 60 members met to strategize about our political priorities for 2025 and to look at ways to [...]
Regional Executive Committee adopts budget, new Chapter, and resolution to protect our communities
On Sat., March 1, 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 [...]
Resilience and Action: upholding strong workplaces and supportive communities in the wake of federal threats
PROTEC17’s mission states "We are a member-powered union: inspiring action, advancing equity, building community." In this moment -- when we are witnessing an abuse of power and an all-out attack on [...]
Seattle Residents: VOTE ‘YES!’ for Social Housing on February ballot!
Seattle residents will be voting on Tues., Feb. 11 on an initiative to support Social Housing. If you are a PROTEC17 member who lives in Seattle, we strongly support [...]
The Future of Work is Us: Member committee makes a plan, progress in 2024
In the second half of 2024, PROTEC17 launched a new cross-chapter committee to act collectively in shaping the future of our work. From navigating return-to-office mandates and improvements for in-office [...]
PROTEC17 2023-2025 Strategic Plan in its final year; priorities and objectives continue to move forward
Last year, PROTEC17 members took brave, bold action to continue moving our mission forward, and we were able to accomplish a lot of the objectives in our 2023-2025 Strategic Plan. [...]
WA State faces budget shortfall; what this means for PROTEC17 State members
The 2025 Washington State legislative session began on Jan. 13 in the midst of a statewide hiring and spending freeze, and a predicted $10–12 billion dollar deficit to the [...]
Public Relations Specialists in Seattle join PROTEC17!
Meet our newest PROTEC17 members! Public Relations (PR) Specialists at the City of Seattle were certified in early 2025 by the Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC), and will be accreted [...]
2025 Legislative Priorities in WA and OR
The 2025 Washington and Oregon legislative sessions began in January, and we have several priorities in each state that will help improve the work and lives of PROTEC17 members and [...]
2025 Professional Development Funds now available!
The PROTEC17 Professional Development Fund is designed to encourage and support the ongoing education and professional development of our members. Each year, members can apply for awards of up [...]
Join the PROTEC17 Workers’ Roundtable!
We are a group of PROTEC17 members from across WA and OR who help make change at the policy level - and we have fun doing it! Visit protec17.org/pwr or [...]
Fall Regional Executive Committee meeting celebrates leaders and accomplishments; next meeting March 1
On Sat., Oct. 19, the PROTEC17 Regional Executive Committee (REC) — our union’s policy-making body — convened in-person at the Northwest African American Museum to conduct the business of our [...]
2024 Washington Election Endorsements
The PROTEC17 Workers' Roundtable (PWR) has interviewed many candidates for state and local races throughout Washington state. Below you will find a list of Labor- and public-sector worker-friendly candidates [...]
2024 City of Portland Election Endorsements
It has been an exciting year for Portland politics, and we’ve had so many PROTEC17 members volunteer their time over the last several months to interview political candidates for [...]
2024 Organizing Report: Our union and member-leader power continue to grow!
In the last year alone, we have seen PROTEC17 members take on challenges at work in big ways – shutting down 5th Avenue in downtown Seattle for better wages [...]
PROTEC17 members take action to save opioid treatment program at Spokane Regional Health District
For the last six months, PROTEC17 members working in Treatment Services at Spokane Regional Health District have been fighting an attempt to privatize their highly successful opioid treatment program. [...]
City of Seattle announces layoffs for 2025
On the same day in late September that City of Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell announced his 2025 budget, PROTEC17 and other Coalition of City Unions members received a notification [...]
State member actions helped move the needle to reach agreement on the 2025-2027 contract
On Sept. 19, the PROTEC17 State bargaining team reached a Tentative Agreement (TA) on the 2025-2027 contract after many months of challenging negotiations with State of Washington management. The [...]