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 [...]

Your union, your colleagues, and your fellow members – over 9,000 public sector workers throughout Washington and Oregon – need your skills, experience, and enthusiasm to help our organization be [...]

The PROTEC17 Constitution Committee is nearing the end of the their two-year project to update and modernize our union’s governing document. Tasked with the project in 2019, the Committee – [...]

Nominations are now open for the following PROTEC17 Executive Board positions: Greater Northwest Trustee (currently held by Jessica Garcia) and City of Portland Trustee (currently held by Emily Tabachnick). The [...]

Public safety members from various employers across Washington state convened on July 29 for the first meeting of the PROTEC17 Law Enforcement Task Force. As workers who’ve dedicated their lives [...]

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to devastate communities across the country, including in the Pacific Northwest, employers throughout our region – both public and private – are beginning to require [...]