Wins for workers in the WA legislative session
The 2025 Washington State Legislative session adjourned on April 27 after 105 intense days shaped by a historic $16 billion budget deficit, high political tension, and the heartbreaking deaths of [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
PROTEC17 member runs for Portland City Council
This fall, Portland voters will elect an entirely new City Council, and PROTEC17 member Sarah Silkie is a candidate for one of the new council seats. Back in November 2022, [...]
Labor for a Ceasefire NOW! PROTEC17 calls for the liberation of all people and an end to systemic violence
Since last fall, PROTEC17 has called for a permanent ceasefire and an end to the systemic violence that has impacted thousands of innocent lives in Palestine and Israel. In addition, [...]
WA State Political Update – June 2024
2024 Endorsement Process for Ballot Initiatives and Statewide Candidates In late 2023, our union brought together member leaders across jurisdictions to form PROTEC17’s Member Policy Workgroup (MPW). This member-powered group [...]
WA State Mid-Session Update – March 2024
As the 2024 legislative session progresses, we’d like to share updates on our priority bills. This year has been fruitful for PROTEC17, yet much remains to be tackled to further [...]
Run for office in Portland!
With the change in governance structure approved by voters in 2022, there will be 12 new district-based seats up for election in November of 2024. This represents a historic opportunity [...]
2024 legislative session begins; our political priorities
The Washington State legislative session kicked off on Jan. 8, and runs through March 7. Despite the short session, we have several legislative goals that will help improve the work [...]
Impasse in Oregon Legislature; possible special session
While the Oregon legislative session is slated to end on June 25, the legislature - at the time of this writing - has been unable to pass bills for over [...]
PROTEC17 celebrates Trans Day of Visibility!
In Portland, PROTEC17 members celebrated the adoption of the City’s Transgender Day of Visibility proclamation on April 14 alongside their fellow City of Portland employees. Held annually on March 31st, [...]
Some worker-friendly wins on election day; PROTEC17 ready for 2023 legislative sessions
The 2022 election cycle has ended and PROTEC17-endorsed candidates who won are preparing for the work ahead. Washington As part of the Political Action Committee (PAC), PROTEC17 members and staff [...]
Reproductive Rights are Workers’ Rights
PROTEC17 stands with the millions of women, girls, transgender and gender-non-conforming people, and all working people for reproductive healthcare, justice, and rights. Since 1918, PROTEC17 members have joined together to [...]
PROTEC17’s new Political Program in full swing
Over the last couple of years, PROTEC17 has been working with members to re-envision it’s political presence across the region. This year, through a rigorous member endorsement process, PROTEC17 endorsed [...]
Join the PAC! Candidate endorsement interviews this summer
As public employees, politics play a huge role in PROTEC17 members’ lives. Lawmakers at every level make decisions that impact funding for the work we do, as well as our [...]
Wash. legislative session ends with many wins; Ore. session ends June 27
The 2021 Washington state legislative session was challenging in many ways, but PROTEC17 showed up (virtually!) to make sure our voices were heard and we have some real victories for [...]
PROTEC17 members make endorsements, demand ‘count every vote’, and prepare for session
Earlier this year, PROTEC17 re-envisioned its political program as one where members would join together to get to know candidates running for local and statewide races. For the 2020 general [...]