The short legislative sessions in both Oregon and Washington state are set to wrap up in early March, but even with the compressed timelines, PROTEC17 is tracking, supporting, and drafting [...]
PROTEC17 grew its membership again in 2021! With public approval of unions being at an all time high, this growth trend mirrors the national wave of workers coming together to [...]
In solidarity with workers around the country and throughout the Pacific Northwest, PROTEC17 members are starting off 2022 with a show of support for a wide range of unionization efforts [...]
On Feb. 8, Public Health employees from across Washington state – including many PROTEC17 members – gathered online for Public Health Legislative Education Day, held via Zoom for the second [...]
Building upon our efforts from last year supporting PROTEC17 members at the Washington State Department of Licensing (DOL), we co-wrote Washington State Senate Bill (SB) 5875 that would add DOL [...]
Contract negotiations for our members at the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), the Department of Licensing (DOL), and the Washington State Patrol (WSP) will kick off in March with [...]
On 2020, the PROTEC17 Law Enforcement Task Force formed to engage in conversations around public safety and calls for change to law enforcement professions. In order to best serve the [...]
PROTEC17 staff and members joined the Seattle MLK Jr. Coalition and other community groups at the 40th annual MLK Day Rally and March on Jan. 17. The Coalition aims to [...]
We're working on some exciting new ways for you to show your PROTEC17 pride! Our swag store, which launched one year ago this month, is home to union-made and union-printed [...]
Members approved two additional amendments to the PROTEC17 Constitution after votes were tallied on Dec. 15. Revisions to the guiding document for our union began in 2019 when the Regional [...]
Seattle members ratify historic 2022 contract! The PROTEC17 Seattle Bargaining Team reached a tentative agreement (TA) with the City of Seattle in late November, and members voted to ratify the [...]
Back in July, Carey Shockey contacted the PROTEC17 office with an unusual request. He had come across a story written by his father Raymond Shockey, who had recently passed away [...]
PROTEC17 was awarded several prizes in the 2021 Labor Media Awards Contest sponsored by the International Labor Communications Association - woot! The annual contest highlights the best in union and [...]
In November, Airport Duty Managers (ADMs) at the Seattle-Tacoma International (SeaTac) Airport – one of the largest airports in the country – voted to join together with the 9,000 professionals [...]
As a Senior Engineering Associate with the City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services (BES), Janet Strahl helps manage projects that protect Portland’s rivers. And, as a PROTEC17 Steward and [...]
On Oct. 21, the PROTEC17 Regional Executive Committee (REC), our union’s policy making body, convened via Zoom for their twice-yearly meeting, which included planning for 2022 and the annual member [...]
The PROTEC17 scholarship program – now in it’s 10th year! – has awarded nearly $60,000 in scholarships to members’ dependents to help in their pursuit of a higher education. After [...]
PROTEC17 members Humberto Piedra-Ruiz and Mac Gifford are part of a team at the City of Portland’s Water Bureau who keep water safe and drinkable for nearly one million Portland [...]
As an Engineer with the Solid Waste Division in the Department of Natural Resources and Parks (DNRP) at King County, Sam Guthrie helps ensure that our landfills are in compliance [...]
Since the start of the pandemic, PROTEC17 members in all of our jurisdictions across the Pacific Northwest have continued to provide quality services to the public, and our union has [...]