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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
This summer, several of our employers annnounced return-to-office policies for PROTEC17 members at the City of Seattle, King County, the Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA), and our newly organized workers [...]
The PROTEC17 scholarship program has awarded over $70,000 in scholarships in the last 13 year to members’ dependents to help in their pursuit of a higher education. We are [...]
The PROTEC17 annual scholarship program awards two $3,000 scholarships to the child, grandchild or dependent of an active member who wishes to continue their education beyond high school at a college, [...]
In Coalition with Labor and Community groups across Washington state, PROTEC17 has launched a campaign to fight back against the possible clinic closures at Seattle-King County Public Health (SKCPH) that [...]
Contract negotiations for PROTEC17 State members at the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), the Department of Licensing (DOL), and the Washington State Patrol (WSP) kicked off on March 12 [...]
On Sat., March 2, the PROTEC17 Regional Executive Committee (REC), our union’s policy-making body, convened via Zoom to conduct the business of our union. At this meeting, delegates reviewed and [...]