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 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 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]