PROTEC17

VIRTUAL Steward Training - Part I & II (Weekend Option)
2022-08-13 08:00 - 10:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Not sure what all a steward does? We’re here to help! Join your fellow PROTEC17 union stewards on August 13th for Steward Training – Part I & II! We’ll discuss the many roles of an effective steward, what you need to know about grievances, members’ right to representation, and basic organizing skills.

Open to all stewards, new and experienced!

We encourage all stewards who participate to attend both Part I and II (daytime and weekend options available).
Register HERE to join us on Zoom!

Tacoma Chapter Meeting
2022-08-10 17:30 - 18:30 | ONLINE MEETING VIA ZOOM
Detailed information on how to join the online meeting is sent to members’ home email approximately a week before the meeting.
Please check your home email for all the details on the meeting agenda and the online log-in information!
See you at the meeting!

VIRTUAL Steward Training - Part I (Daytime Option)
2022-08-10 11:00 - 12:00
Not sure what all a steward does? We’re here to help! Join your fellow PROTEC17 union stewards on August 10th for Steward Training – Part I! We’ll discuss the many roles of an effective steward.

Open to all stewards, new and experienced!

We encourage all who participate to attend both Part I and II (daytime and weekend options available).
Register HERE to join us on Zoom!

VIRTUAL Organizing 101 Training - Part I (Evening Option)
2022-08-04 16:00 - 17:00
Join your fellow PROTEC17 union members on Aug. 4 for Organizing 101 – Part I! Learn the basics about what organizing is, how to have an effective organizing conversation with your coworkers, and envision what your organized workplace can look like!

Open to all active members, new to experienced!

We encourage all members who participate to attend both Part I and II (daytime and evening options available).
Register HERE to join us on Zoom!

APALA AFL-CIO - Political Power Workshop
2022-08-03 15:00 - 17:00
In collaboration with the UCLA Labor Center and Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) will be hosting five virtual workshops between July and August 2022 for a Racial Justice Workshops Series. The purpose of these workshops are is to educate and mobilize folks in the community and across the nation across key topics: racial justice, organizing, reproductive rights, political power, and immigrant rights.
Join APALA for their Political Power Workshop on Zoom featuring speakers:

Gloria Caoile, Former AFSCME and Former APALA Executive Director
Bob Hasegawa, Washington State Senator and Former Teamster Leader
Amado Uno, Asian Pacific Environmental Network and Former APALA Executive Director
Susan Minato, Co-President UNITE HERE 11

REGISTER HERE

Spokane Lunch & Learn
2022-08-03 12:00 - 13:00, 2022-06-01 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE MEETING VIA ZOOM
Important! Registration is required to attend.
For Spokane members only. You’ll need to register in advance to be able to join the meeting.
Details on how to register for this meeting will be sent to members’ home email one week before the event.

Portland Chapter Meeting
2022-08-02 12:00 - 13:00, 2022-06-15 17:00 - 18:00 | ONLINE CHAPTER MEETING VIA ZOOM
Detailed information on how to join the online chapter meeting is emailed out to members usually around a week before the meeting, followed by a reminder email the day before your chapter meeting. Please refer to your home email to get that information, or ask a co-worker, steward, or your union rep if you don’t receive the email. Hope to see you all there!

VIRTUAL Organizing 101 Training - Part I (Daytime Option)
2022-08-02 11:00 - 12:00
Join your fellow PROTEC17 union members for Organizing 101! Learn the basics about what organizing is, how to have an effective organizing conversation with your coworkers, and envision what your organized workplace can look like! Expand your organizing skills and strengthen your union’s chapter through new and longtime members–envisioning what your organized workplace can look like (and win!).
Open to all active members, new to experienced!
We encourage all members who participate to attend both Part I and II (daytime and evening options available).
Register HERE to join us on Zoom!

APALA AFL-CIO - Reproductive Rights Workshop
2022-07-27 15:00 - 17:00
In collaboration with the UCLA Labor Center and Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) will be hosting five virtual workshops between July and August 2022 for a Racial Justice Workshops Series. The purpose of these workshops are is to educate and mobilize folks in the community and across the nation across key topics: racial justice, organizing, reproductive rights, political power, and immigrant rights.
Join APALA for their Reproductive Rights Workshop on Zoom featuring speakers:

Ligaya Domingo, SEIU 1199NW
Darlene Lombos, Boston Central Labor Council
Tracy Lai, Seattle AFT
Elise Bryant, Coalition of Labor Union Women

REGISTER HERE

King County Chapter Meeting (Online via Zoom)
2022-07-27 11:00 - 12:00 | ONLINE CHAPTER MEETING VIA ZOOM
Join us for the King County Chapter Meeting!
Wed., July 27
12 p.m.

Members, please check your email for zoom information from your union representatives. Thank you!

Portland Chapter Summer Picnic
2022-07-21 16:00 - 18:00 | Mt. Tabor Park, SE 60th Ave & SE Salmon St., Portland, Oregon, 97215
We have a huge picnic site reserved at Mt. Tabor Park in SE Portland for July 21!
Join us at 5 p.m. for some good eats, to visit safely outdoors, and celebrate our new contract.
Please RSVP HERE so we can ensure there is enough pizza and ice cream. We’re also looking for a few volunteers to bring games or help with set-up/clean-up.
Mt. Tabor Park is quite large. We’ll be at Picnic Area B – see the orange star on the map below. This is not near the main parking area, but you can park on 71st and use the stairs near the tennis courts. Bus #15 stops near the park entrance at 69th & Yamhill.

APALA AFL-CIO - Organizing Workshop
2022-07-20 15:00 - 17:00
In collaboration with the UCLA Labor Center and Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) will be hosting five virtual workshops between July and August 2022 for a Racial Justice Workshops Series. The purpose of these workshops are is to educate and mobilize folks in the community and across the nation across key topics: racial justice, organizing, reproductive rights, political power, and immigrant rights.
Join APALA for their Organizing Workshop on Zoom featuring speakers:

Luisa Blue, Former SEIU Executive VP
Arlene Inouye, United Teachers of Los Angeles
Kathleen Yasuda, Los Angeles Trade College Labor Center
Brady Calma, APALA President, and SEIU UHW

REGISTER HERE

Seattle Chapter Meeting
2022-07-14 12:00 - 13:00, 2022-06-09 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE MEETING VIA ZOOM

WSDOT Chapter Meeting
2022-07-13 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE MEETING VIA ZOOM
Detailed information on how to join this online meeting will be emailed out to members one week prior to the meeting, on Wed., July 6th, followed by a Reminder email the day before the meeting, on Tues., July 12th. Please refer to your home email to get that information, or ask a co-worker, steward, or your union rep if you don’t receive the email. Hope to see you all there!

PROTEC17 Workers' Roundtable (PWR!) Meeting
2022-07-12 14:30 - 15:30 | ONLINE MEETING VIA ZOOM
Join us for the next meeting of the PROTEC17 Workers Roundtable (PWR!) virtual meeting on July 12 at 3:30 p.m. to connect with other PROTEC17 members to mobilize around the recent overturning of Roe v. Wade, which threatens reproductive rights.
REGISTER HERE to take action, connect with others, and together, we will reimagine our future where each and every person has the dignity, respect, and freedom to choose how and when to expand their family and thrive.

PROTEC17 @ Seattle Pride Parade!
2022-06-26 10:00 - 14:00 | 4th Ave & Spring, Seattle
If you’re in Seattle, march with your fellow PROTEC17 and other union members in the Seattle Pride Parade on Sun., June 26 starting at 11 a.m.!
We will be joining as part of the ‘Pride at Work‘ contingency (#68). Throw on your PROTEC17 gear and meet us on 4th Ave. between Spring and Seneca at 10:45 a.m. — look for our PROTEC17 signs! We will have some PROTEC17 Pride hats and our new vinyl Pride stickers (see heart image at top of this message!) for members who participate! RSVP to Deidre Girard, PROTEC17 Communications Director.
*Parade organizers are requiring proof of vaccination and/or a negative COVID test result within 48 hours of the event to participate, so please bring your vax card (or photo of) and/or negative test results.

Summer Institute for Union Women 2022 - Western Region
2022-06-23 - 2022-06-25 | Online meeting
Save the Date for this virtual event hosted by the Washington Labor Education and Resource Center.
More information to come soon. $50 registration fee.
Questions? Contact: Emilie.Slater@seattlecolleges.edu

Benton Franklin Chapter Meeting
2022-06-21 05:00 - 06:00 | BFHD Spruce Room
Join your fellow PROTEC17 members at the next Chapter meeting!
This is an in-person meeting!
Join us as we discuss our upcoming contract negotiations. PLUS, there will be a taco salad bar! 🌮 🥗
Hope to see you there!

Juneteenth Celebration
2022-06-20 10:00 - 17:00 | Seward Park, 5900 Lake Washington Blvd S, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
You are invited to a celebration of Juneteenth for King County and City of Seattle employees!
Juneteenth, which falls each year on June 19, commemorates the end to slavery in the United States. It’s considered the oldest African American holiday. On June 17, 2021, it officially became a federal holiday. This year, for the first time, City of Seattle employees will get a paid holiday to celebrate the occasion.
A joint group of City and County employees are planning a free event to honor Juneteenth on Monday, June 20, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Seward Park. The event, open to employees and their families, will focus on unity and fellowship and feature food, music, art, and more! It will provide an opportunity to connect and celebrate.
A special thanks goes out to the team of collaborators planning this event, including RSJ Change Teams, Affinity Groups, and the King County Office of Equity and Social Justice in partnership with King County’s Black leaders. Please mark your calendar for this event and stay tuned for more announcements on this fun family event.
Please RSVP here to let planners know if you are interested in attending the June 20th event

Juneteenth Celebration - Skate to Freedom Party and Community Day
2022-06-19 10:00 - 16:00 | Judkins Park, 2150 S Norman St., Seattle, WA, 98144, United States
This event is hosted by the Northwest African American Museum (NAAM).
NAAM will host a Skate Party with complimentary skate rental, a community day featuring local Black-owned vendors and food trucks, family friendly activities, music and so much more. Join us for the ultimate Juneteenth immersive experience! Registration forthcoming on the NAAM website.

WSDOT Chapter Meeting
2022-06-08 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE MEETING VIA ZOOM
Detailed information on how to join this online meeting will be emailed out to members one week prior to the meeting, on Wed., June 1st, followed by a Reminder email the day before the meeting, on Tues., June 7th. Please refer to your home email to get that information, or ask a co-worker, steward, or your union rep if you don’t receive the email. Hope to see you all there!

Portland Chapter Meeting
2022-06-07 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE MEETING VIA ZOOM

Race and Labor | Bridging the Divide: Tools for Building Union Solidarity
2022-06-04 09:00 - 11:00
This event is sponsored by: Thurston-Lewis-Mason CLC, Twin Harbors CLC, and the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO.

How do we talk to members and coworkers who think differently than us (politics, racial and gender justice, membership, etc…)? Would you like to be a better leader in your workplace and a voice for change? These are such big issues – what can we actually do about it?

This participatory workshop is designed to give you practical tools for building union solidarity within your workplace. This 2 hour session will help you to engage in effective conversations to build unity and solidarity among those you work with. Learn more at wslc.org/race-and-labor.

Bridging the Divide will be held Saturday, June 4 from 9:00 -11:00am PST. Interpretation and closed captioning are available upon request. You will need a computer, tablet, or smartphone with internet access to participate virtually.

Register at: https://act.aflcio.org/events/june-4-thurston-lewis-mason-and-twin-harbors-counties-race-labor-workshop

Labor History Webinar
2022-05-26 08:30 - 10:30 | ONLINE MEETING VIA ZOOM
This is a webinar hosted by Labor’s Bookstore.
With a resurgence of union organizing, looking at our history shows how we have adapted to a changing world, and how we overcame fierce opposition. Both instructive and inspiring, this course will cover more than 200 years of struggle and will also emphasize our future.
The course will include:

How is our history recorded
Early Organizing–Craftsmen and Criminals
Fighting Back Against the Factory system
Slavery and Resistance to a labor system
The Growth of National Unions
Sit-Down Strikes
The Post-War Social Compact
The Red Scare and the Rise of Anti-Unionism
Tomorrow’s Organizing

Bill Barry is a retired organizer and active labor history teacher.
The cost is $30. A link will be sent one-week prior to the event.

PROTEC17 Chapter Leadership Training
2022-05-25 14:30 - 16:30, 2022-05-21 02:00 - 04:00 | ONLINE MEETING VIA ZOOM
Please join us for an upcoming virtual training and development opportunity specifically for union member leadership – YOU!

Sat., May 21 from 9-11 a.m; or
Wed., May 25 from 3:30-5:30 p.m

In these virtual workshops, we will go over foundational information and explore best practices key to engaging and mobilizing members to build a strong union, including:

Understanding union governance and structure, including recent improvements to our union’s constitution
Sharing best practices for Chapter meetings
Creating member engagement opportunities and building solidarity

The two workshops will go over the same material. If you haven’t already, choose the day/time that works best for you, and register for one today! REGISTER for the 5/21 training HERE, or the 5/25 training HERE.

Revolutionary Nonviolence
2022-05-20 03:00 - 07:00 | Online meeting
The University of Washington Tacoma’s Labor Solidarity Project will present “Revolutionary Nonviolence: An Online Seminar on Organizing for Freedom” on Friday, May 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The seminar will feature Dr. Kent Wong, the Director of the UCLA Labor Center, along with labor and community activists, and UWT students. Click here to register.
