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Sound Transit CAT Meeting
2025-07-31 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-08-28 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | ONLINE MEETING ONLY
Join your Sound Transit (exempt) employees for our monthly Contract Action Team (CAT) meeting! We’ll meet online via Zoom on the last Thursdays of every month, from 12-1 p.m. unless stated otherwise. This is a space to join your union siblings as we strategize winning a strong union contract! More details, including meeting link, in your personal email and on the Member Portal events page HERE.

Portland Chapter Meeting
2025-08-05 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-09-02 12:00 - 13:00 | Hybrid
Please join your fellow PROTEC17 Portland Chapter members for a chapter meeting. Please note that first Tuesday meetings have a hybrid option. Check your personal email or the Member Portal events page HERE for more details, including how to join. Hope to see you there!

Steward Training - Part 1
2025-08-06 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-09-03 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE ONLY
Not sure what all a Steward does? We’re here to help! Join your fellow PROTEC17 Union Stewards for Steward Training – Part 1! We’ll discuss the many roles of an effective Steward, grievances, and members’ right to representation. Open to all Stewards, new and experienced! Members will need to attend parts one and two before officially becoming a Steward. Please check your email and/or the Member Portal events page HERE for more info and meeting details.

Future of Work Member Action Committee Meeting
2025-08-07 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE MEETING VIA ZOOM
The Future of Work Member Action Committee is currently for members of the City of Seattle, King County, KCRHA, City of Portland, and Sound Transit chapters.
From the 8-hour work day to the creation of weekends, to protective labor laws, unions have fought and won improvements in our workplaces – because members fought together. For many, our work lives have evolved significantly over the last few years. What does the future of work look like for you? Join your fellow union members to brainstorm, collaborate, and strategize how we can evolve the Future of Work together. Please check your personal email address or the Member Portal events page HERE for details on how to join.
Interested in joining? Contact PROTEC17 Internal Organizing Coordinator Brenna Stroup at brenna@protec17.org.

WSDOT Chapter Meeting
2025-08-13 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-09-10 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE CHAPTER MEETING VIA ZOOM
Join your fellow WSDOT members for our next chapter meeting! Detailed information on how to join this online meeting, including how to get into the meeting, can be found in your personal email or under the “Events” section in the Member Portal HERE. Hope to see you all there!

Steward Training - Part 2
2025-08-13 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-09-10 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE MEETING VIA ZOOM
Join your fellow PROTEC17 Union Stewards for Steward Training – Part 2! We’ll dig deeper into activating new members, how to organize your coworkers, and how to take action on issues impacting your workplace. Open to all Stewards, new and experienced! Members will need to attend parts one and two before officially becoming a Steward. Please check your personal email and/or the Member Portal events page HERE for more details, including how to join.

Seattle Chapter Meeting
2025-08-14 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-09-11 12:00 - 13:00
Join your fellow PROTEC17 Seattle members for our next chapter meeting. For full details, including how to join, please check your personal email or the Member Portal events page HERE.

Steward Training: Deep-Dive on Grievances
2025-08-19 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE ONLY
Join your fellow Stewards for a deep-dive on grievances! Come learn about the difference between a grievance and complaint, how to investigate a grievance, effective ways to interact with grievants and management, and your legal rights and responsibilities. Open to all Stewards! Featuring special guest, PROTEC17 Union Representative, Steven Pray!
Please check your personal email or the Member Portal here for full details, including how to join.

Portland Chapter Meeting
2025-08-20 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-09-17 17:00 - 18:00 | ONLINE MEETING VIA ZOOM
Join your fellow PROTEC17 members at the next Portland Chapter meeting! This meeting will be hybrid — feel free to join us in-person or online! You can find full details and links in your personal email or the Member Portal events page HERE.

King County Steward Meeting
2025-08-21 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-09-18 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE MEETING ONLY
Our King County Steward meeting is back! If you’re a King County Steward, join together with your fellow Stewards from other departments, learn about the Steward Corner on the Member Portal, and more! Open to all King County Stewards. This meeting is usually held every third Thursday of the month unless stated otherwise. Please check your email for full details and meeting info.

Snohomish County Chapter Meeting
2025-08-21 17:30 - 18:30 | ONLINE CHAPTER MEETING VIA ZOOM
Join your fellow PROTEC17 Snohomish County union siblings for our next virtual chapter meeting! Chapter meetings take place every other month on the third Thursday at 5:30 p.m. unless stated otherwise. Hope to see you there! Full details, including how to join, in your personal email or the Member Portal events page.

Seattle Steward Meeting
2025-08-28 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE MEETING ONLY
Join your fellow Seattle Stewards for your next Seattle Steward Monthly Meeting! Come meet Stewards from other departments, keep up to date, build power together, and more. Open to all Seattle Stewards! You can find details (including the meeting link) in your personal email or on the Member Portal events page HERE. Please note that this is a recurring meeting every fourth Thursday of the month unless stated otherwise.

Pierce County Central Labor Council: Labor Day - Ralph Chaplin Memorial
2025-09-01 10:30 - 11:30 | Calvary Cemetery, 5212 S 70th St., Tacoma, WA, 98467, United States
The Pierce County Central Labor Council is hosting their annual Labor Day Ralph Chaplin memorial service on Mon., Sept. 1 from 10:30-11:30 a.m. at the Calvary Cemetery (5212 S 70th St.) in Tacoma, WA. Guests will gather at the entrance across from Meadow Park Golf Course on Lakewood Dr. W. You can find more details and the RSVP at the link HERE.

SW Washington Labor Day Picnic
2025-09-01 10:30 - 15:30 | Haydu Park, 253 Kalama River Rd., Kalama, WA, 98625, United States
The Cowlitz Wahkiakum Central Labor Council and the Southwest Washington Central Labor Council are co-hosting a Labor Day picnic in Southwest Washington. The event will take place on Labor Day (Mon,, Sept. 1) from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Haydu Park (253 Kalama River Rd., Kalama, WA 98625). It is set to be a day filled with food, raffles, and games for union members and their families!
To find more details and RSVP, please visit the event page HERE.

Seattle Labor Day: Workers Over Billionaires!
2025-09-01 11:00 - 13:00 | Cascade Playground, 333 Pontius Ave N, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
This Labor Day, we’ll be joining our union siblings from MLK Labor Council to celebrate our tremendous movement and to stand up against anti-worker attacks by billionaires and corporations! We’ll get together on Mon., Sept. 1 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Cascade Playground (333 Pontius Ave N) for a family-friendly event with food, drinks, and activities for all ages. There will also be an option to march one block over to the Seattle office of Palantir, a company owned by billionaire Peter Thiel, which profits on providing surveillance data on immigrant workers to the U.S. government’s growing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency. Hope to see you there!

RSVP HERE
(The RSVP link is internal to MLK Labor and PROTEC17, and is for the purposes of estimating the number of attendees for food ordering and swag purposes, and for event follow up. If you are not comfortable RSVPing, please still join us!)

Indivisible Tacoma: Labor Day Picnic
2025-09-01 11:00 - 15:00 | Fort Steilacoom Park – Picnic Pavilion, 9200 Steilacoom Blvd SW, Lakewood, WA, 98498, United States
Indivisible Tacoma is hosting a Labor Day picnic on Mon., Sept. 1 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Fort Steilacoom Park (8714 87th Ave SW) in Lakewood, WA. Details and RSVP can be found at the link HERE.

Northwest Oregon Labor Council: Labor Day at Oaks Amusement Park
2025-09-01 11:00 - 16:00 | Oaks Amusement Park, 7805 SE Oaks Park Way, Portland, WA, 97202, United States
Northwest Oregon Labor Council is hosting their annual Labor Day picnic on Mon., Sept. 1 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Oaks Amusement Park (7805 SE Oaks Park Way, Portland, OR 97202). Members and guests of co-sponsoring unions/organizations, including PROTEC17, are welcome to attend! Co-sponsors include: PROTEC17, Oregon AFSCME, AFSCME 3336, OSEA, AFT PCCFCE 3922, AFT PCCFFAP 2277, Boilermakers 104, IATSE Local 28, Ironworkers 29, Laborers 483, Laborers 737, Machinists 63, Machinists 1432, Sheet Metal Workers, Teamsters 206, Teamsters 223, UFCW 555, SEIU, Carpenters, and Letter Carriers.
If you are a PROTEC17 Portland Chapter member who would like to attend, we have a limited amount of FREE tickets! Please reach out to PROTEC17 Union Representative Rachel Whiteside at rachel@protec17.org.
More details can be found in this NW Labor Press article HERE, which also lists other Oregon-based Labor Day events.

Tacoma Union Contract Info Session
2025-09-03 17:30 - 18:30 | ONLINE CHAPTER MEETING VIA ZOOM
PROTEC17 Tacoma members! Instead of our usual monthly chapter meeting, please join us for an info session regarding our recent 2026-2027 Tacoma Joint Labor (TJL) coalition Tentative Agreement (TA). We will meet virtually on Thurs., Sept. 3 at 5:30 p.m. Please check your home email or the events page in the Member Portal events page HERE for all the details, including how to join the meeting. Hope to see you then!

PWR King County Executive Candidate Forum
2025-09-15 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE MEETING VIA ZOOM
The PROTEC17 Workers’ Roundtable (PWR) is hosting a King County Executive Candidate Forum on Mon., Sept. 15 from 12-1 p.m. over Zoom! We will hear directly from King County Executive candidates Claudia Balducci and Girmay Zahilay. Each candidate will share their vision and respond to questions about their support for PROTEC17 union members and the vital public services we provide. You can find details on how to join, including links, in your personal email or on the Member Portal events page.

Benton-Franklin Chapter Meeting
2025-09-16 12:00 - 13:00 | BFHD Spruce Room
Join your fellow PROTEC17 Benton-Franklin Health District (BFHD) members for our next chapter meeting! BFHD chapter meetings take place every third Tuesday of the month. Please check your personal email or the Member Portal events page HERE for full details and links.

Member Training: How to Have an Organizing Conversation
2025-09-17 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE MEETING VIA ZOOM
Join your fellow PROTEC17 union members on Wed., Sept. 17 from 12-1 p.m. Organizing conversations can be used in a variety of situations when you’re trying to move your coworkers to action. This could be in response to a new employer policy you’re unsatisfied with, in contract negotiations, or when your coworkers are organizing to join your union. Join to learn and roleplay the best practices of an organizing conversation. You can find details, including how to join, in your personal email or on the Member Portal events page HERE.

King County Chapter Meeting
2025-09-24 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE CHAPTER MEETING VIA ZOOM
PROTEC17 King County Chapter members, join your union siblings for our next virtual chapter meeting on Zoom. For full details, including how to join, please check your email or the Member Portal events page HERE for full details, including how to access the meeting.
