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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
Seattle-King County Public Health clinics are at risk of being shut down forever. This means nearly 80,000 patients a year will no longer be able to receive the medical treatment [...]
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 [...]