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 [...]
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 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
On June 26, seven PROTEC17 members walked out of the Snohomish public health department building in unity to deliver public comment at the County Council meeting in support of a [...]
King County members in the Coalition of Unions were poised to begin negotiations for their next contract when the County made a one-year extension offer in June. After some quick [...]
The PROTEC17 State negotiations team has been hard at work since March on the 2025-2027 State Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), the Department [...]
In late 2023, our union brought together member leaders across jurisdictions to form a member policy workgroup to discuss policy issues facing PROTEC17 members, to make political endorsement recommendations, and [...]
In our last issue of Insight, we highlighted a campaign to Save public health clinics in Seattle-King County. At that time, a budget shortfall of $23 million put the clinics [...]
On Sat., June 1, over 75 PROTEC17 member leaders gathered at the UW Tacoma YMCA for the ‘Solidarity Summit’ - a first-of-its-kind leadership workshop for our union. The all-day event [...]
After a challenging negotiations that included 23 bargaining sessions over a 10-month period, the Pierce County Engineers’ Bargaining Unit reached a tentative agreement on May 8, and ratified the agreement [...]