PROTEC17

Steward Training Series: Representing your co-worker in a disciplinary hearing
2021-03-16 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Are you a trusted source for advice among your coworkers? Do you enjoy helping people and advocating for what’s right and fair? Then you just might be the perfect fit to become a PROTEC17 Union Steward!
A steward is a member-leader who helps welcome new members to our union and represents their coworkers in workplace issues. If you’ve ever thought about becoming a Steward or are just curious and want to learn more, we will be holding a month-long training series on different topics starting March 3rd.
In this training, you will learn how to participate and support your fellow union member in a disciplinary meeting, as well as the first step to writing a grievance.
Register HERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcsce-qqzksGNwQPkwMbwl1MhvCqiPsp_jq

Portland Chapter Meeting - WED., MARCH 17, 2021 - ONLINE ONLY!
2021-03-17 17:00 - 18:00 | ONLINE MEETING VIA ZOOM
This is an early evening meeting.

Rachel Whiteside is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting on Wed., March 17th!
IMPORTANT! Detailed information on the upcoming March 17th chapter/member meeting can be found in the PORTLAND UPDATE – MARCH 2021 e-newsletter that was sent to your home email on Tues., Feb. 23rd. Please refer to it to find out how to join the meeting online.
Topic: Portland Chapter Meeting
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2020 (Early Evening)
Time: 5:00 – 6:00 p.m., Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Location: ONLINE ONLY

Inspiring Women Lead!
2021-03-18 18:30 - 19:30 | Online meeting
This is an event sponsored by the Washington State Women’s Commission.
The Washington State Women’s Commission is proud to host a panel celebrating an inspiring group of Black women serving in the Washington State Legislature. Join us for the opportunity to hear each legislator’s personal leadership journey, current legislative priorities, and inspirations messages for the women and girls of Washington.
To learn more, visit: https://wswc.wa.gov/inspiring-women-lead

Steward Training Series: Building a Strong Union Foundation
2021-03-24 12:00 - 13:00
Are you a trusted source for advice among your coworkers? Do you enjoy helping people and advocating for what’s right and fair? Then you just might be the perfect fit to become a PROTEC17 Union Steward!
A steward is a member-leader who helps welcome new members to our union and represents their coworkers in workplace issues. If you’ve ever thought about becoming a Steward or are just curious and want to learn more, we will be holding a month-long training series on different topics starting March 3rd, beginning with ‘Welcoming New Members’.
In this training, you will learn how you can help continue to build a strong union foundation in your chapters.
Register HERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwrdOuopz4iH9OVSQDs0YPFLaMXVXvGzVnp

King County Chapter Meeting - Fri., March 26 - ONLINE ONLY!
2021-03-26 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE MEETING VIA ZOOM
Meeting Announcement and Highlights:
See email for the complete March 26th agenda, which also includes the opportunity to get into online breakout rooms for small group discussions. This month’s discussion topic will be on “Building Solidarity”! So bring your ideas!
Check your home email for full details on the agenda and Zoom info to join the meeting. Email was sent out to your home email on Friday, March 19th.

King County Solid Waste Division Union Meeting - Wed., March 31st
2021-03-31 12:00 - 13:00 | Online meeting
Save the date for the March 31st PROTEC17 King County Solid Waste Division Union Meeting!
Wednesday, March 31, 2021

12 Noon to 1 p.m.

ONLINE MEETING

(email sent out to members with details on the Agenda and how to join the online meeting)

King County All Roads Union Meeting - Tues., April 6
2021-04-06 12:00 - 13:00 | Online meeting
Save the date for the April 6th PROTEC17 All Roads Union meeting for our KC ROADS members!
Tuesday, April 6, 2021

12 Noon to 1 p.m.

ONLINE MEETING

(please refer to email that was sent to members with details on the Agenda and how to join the online meeting)

Portland Chapter Meeting - TUES., APRIL 6, 2021 - ONLINE ONLY!
2021-04-06 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE MEETING VIA ZOOM
This is an early evening meeting.

Rachel Whiteside is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting!
IMPORTANT! Detailed information on the upcoming April chapter/member meeting can be found in the PORTLAND UPDATE – APRIL 2021 E-newsletter that was sent to your home email on Tues., March 30th. Please refer to it to find out how to join the meeting online.
Topic: Portland Chapter Meeting
Date: Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m., Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Location: ONLINE ONLY

Bystander training to stop anti-Asian harassment
2021-04-07 12:00 - 13:00 | Online meeting
This is a training offered by the organization Hollaback! and Asian Americans Advancing Justice.
The one-hour, interactive training will teach you Hollaback!’s 5D’s of bystander intervention methodology. We’ll start by talking about the types of disrespect that Asian and Asian American folks are facing right now — from microaggressions to violence — using a tool we call the “spectrum of disrespect.” You’ll learn what to look for and the positive impact that bystander intervention has on individuals and communities. We’ll talk through five strategies for intervention: distract, delegate, document, delay, and direct; and how to prioritize your own safety while intervening. We’ll have time at the end for practice, and you’ll leave feeling more confident intervening the next time you see Anti-Asian/American harassment online or in person.
Multiple days/times available. Visit https://www.ihollaback.org/bystanderintervention/ for full calendar and info.

Racism, Austerity and the Public Good
2021-04-07 17:00 - 18:30 | Online meeting
This is presented by the Oregon Labor Education Resource Center:
Racism, Austerity, and the Public Good: The Anti-Racist Imperative for Public Sector Unions
Daniel Hosang, Associate Professor of Ethnicity, Race & Migration at Yale University
Decades of attacks on public goods and services and demands for austerity and ‘taxpayer rights’ have had an enduring impact, evident in public ambivalence towards raising taxes and revenues and funding vital public services. This talk and discussion will focus on the role of race and racism in legitimating such attacks, and highlight the challenge and opportunities for public sector unions to join with others in a broad vision of public reconstruction.
Register here: https://uoregon.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMuf-GrqzojGddGu5K5mNiYqWqPTg6lcLNY

Seattle Chapter Meeting - THURS., APRIL 8 - ONLINE ONLY!
2021-04-08 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE MEETING VIA ZOOM
Check your home email for both the Seattle E-Newsletter and the followup Reminder Email for detailed information on the upcoming Seattle Chapter meeting!

PROTEC17’s City Union Reps and Chapter President Darren Wilson
invite you to a scheduled Zoom meeting!
Thurs., April 8, 2021 | 12 Noon – 1:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Location:
ONLINE ONLY

The Seattle Chapter meeting is announced in both the Seattle E-Newsletter and the followup Reminder email to members’ home emails. The followup Reminder email, sent the day before the meeting, will include the Agenda items.
Looking forward to seeing you at the upcoming online meeting!
Stay safe, stay healthy!

King County IT Meeting - MON., APRIL 12TH - ONLINE ONLY
2021-04-12 12:00 - 13:00 | Online meeting
Save the date for the April 2021 PROTEC17 IT meeting for our King County IT members!
Monday, April 12, 2021

12 Noon to 1 p.m.

ONLINE MEETING

(please refer to the email that will be sent to members on 4-9-21 with details on the Agenda and how to join the online meeting)

Clark County Chapter Meeting (Early Evening) - TUES. APRIL 13TH – ONLINE ONLY!
2021-04-13 17:30 - 18:30 | ONLINE MEETING VIA ZOOM
Detailed information on how to join the Zoom meeting and what’s on the Agenda was sent to your home email on Tues., April 6th.

Topic: Clark County Chapter Meeting
Date: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 (Early Evening)
Time: 5:30 – 6:30 p.m., Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Location: ONLINE ONLY
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Reimagining Union Leadership in the 21st-Century Labor Movement
2021-04-14 17:00 - 18:30 | Online meeting
This is presented by the Oregon Labor Education Resource Center:
Reimagining Union Leadership in the 21st-Century Labor Movement
This session will address leadership style for building an inclusive space for enhancing critical thought and reimagining unionists’ racial and gender solidarity in the 21-century labor movement with a group exercise.
Register here: https://uoregon.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcoduqhrTItG9yvpv9yM6l6T1xjhV20AcKh

Tacoma Chapter Meeting - WED., APRIL 14, 2021 (Early Evening) - ONLINE ONLY!
2021-04-14 17:30 - 18:30 | ONLINE MEETING VIA ZOOM
In the continued interest of supporting our members staying healthy and safe, we will be having our monthly chapter meetings online until further notice.
Hope to see all of you at the upcoming online meeting this week!

Topic: Tacoma Chapter Meeting (Early Evening)
Time: Wed. | April 14, 2021 | 5:30 – 6:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Location: ONLINE ONLY
AGENDA
Updates!

Detailed information on how to join the online meeting sent to members’ home email on Tues., April 13, 2021.

King County Chapter Meeting - Tues., April 20 - ONLINE ONLY!
2021-04-20 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE MEETING VIA ZOOM
Chapter meeting notice in your home emails after 12 Noon, Tues., April 13th! See for full agenda and Zoom info.

Portland Chapter Meeting - WED., APRIL 21, 2021 (Evening) - ONLINE ONLY!
2021-04-21 17:00 - 18:00 | ONLINE MEETING VIA ZOOM
This is an early evening meeting.

Rachel Whiteside is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting!
IMPORTANT! Detailed information on the upcoming April chapter/member meeting can be found in the PORTLAND UPDATE – APRIL 2021 E-newsletter that was sent to your home email on Tues., March 30th. Please refer to it to find out how to join the meeting online.
Topic: Portland Chapter Meeting
Date: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 (Early Evening)
Time: 5:00 – 6:00 p.m., Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Location: ONLINE ONLY

Turning an issue into a campaign
2021-04-27 17:30 - 19:00 | Online meeting
The Works Together committee of the Southwest Washington Central Labor Council is pleased to host this event. The workshop, facilitated by Mark Brenner of the Labor Education and Research Center at OSU, draws on the popular Secrets of a Successful Organizer guide for organizing in your workplace.

Everybody has complaints and frustrations at work, but an organizer has the skills to turn problems into opportunities. Learn how to sift through the issues you hear from co-workers, ways to bring people together, and what it takes to make a plan that turns up the heat on management and solves your problems collectively.

Whether you are new to union membership, not yet a union member, an experienced organizer, shop steward, or officer, this workshop offers you practical tools for turning an issue on the job into a successful campaign. Register now for this free, hands-on, participatory virtual event.

PROTEC17 Workers' Roundtable (P.W.R.) Meeting
2021-04-29 17:00 - 18:30 | ONLINE MEETING VIA ZOOM
PROTEC17 members from across the Pacific Northwest are joining together to share ideas and take action to advance worker issues and elevate critical issues in the community using a racial justice lens. The group is called the PROTEC17 Workers’ Roundtable (PWR!). If you would like to get more involved, please connect with your Union Representative or join us at the next meeting on April 29 from 5-6:30pm.
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYuc-CprTwqHt2LHA-eeXrs3VBUNvncDjqx

May 1st March and Rally for Immigrant & Workers' Rights
2021-05-01 12:00 - 14:00 | St. Mary’s Church
Join our friends at El Comité for the annual May 1st March and Rally for Immigrant and Workers’ Rights in Seattle!
More info at: https://elcomitewa.com/may1st/

Portland Chapter Meeting - TUES., MAY 4, 2021 - ONLINE ONLY!
2021-05-04 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE MEETING VIA ZOOM
This is an afternoon meeting.

Rachel Whiteside is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting!
Detailed information on the upcoming May chapter/member meeting can be found in the PORTLAND UPDATE #2 – APRIL 2021 E-newsletter that was sent to your home email on Tues., April 20th. Please refer to it to find out how to join the meeting online and see the agenda.
Topic: Portland Chapter Meeting
Date: Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m., Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Location: ONLINE ONLY

King County IT Meeting - MON., MAY 3RD - ONLINE ONLY
2021-05-04 12:00 - 13:00 | Online meeting
Save the date for the May 2021 PROTEC17 IT meeting for our King County IT members!
Monday, May 3, 2021

12 Noon to 1 p.m.

ONLINE MEETING

(please refer to the email that was sent to members on Thursday, April 29th, with details on the Agenda and how to join the online meeting)

APALA Labor Town Hall on Anti-Asian Racism
2021-05-12 12:00 - 13:00
This event is from our friends at the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA):
Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage month by joining APALA for a Labor Town hall on Anti-Asian Racism! Wednesday, May 12th @ 12pm PT / 3pm ET. We encourage all labor leaders and allies to attend.
How can we build a labor movement that is inclusive of Asian American workers and that fights to end anti-Asian racism with the same fervor as we fight for workers’ rights? How do we commit our leadership and each member to recognize anti-Asian racism in our unions historically and now, and commit to stop treating Asian American workers as disposable, as perpetual foreigners, or as invisible?
Asian and Asian American workers in the U.S. have faced enormous challenges over the past year: deaths and poor health due to COVID-19, high unemployment, and now, most visible to the public: anti-Asian racism. But anti-Asian racism has a long history in the United States, and many institutions, including the labor movement, need to recognize their own history of discrimination toward people of color. The racism, xenophobia, and misogyny that fueled the recent shooting of Asian women in Atlanta stem from the targeted discrimination against Asians and Asian Americans, and we need to talk about how workers are impacted. How can we build a labor movement that is inclusive of all workers of color and that fights to end racism with the same fervor as we fight for workers’ rights? How do we all commit to recognize racism in every facet of our society and commit to stop treating Asian American workers as disposable, as perpetual foreigners, or as invisible? Join this town hall to hear examples from leaders across the labor movement and pledge to build a more equitable labor movement for all workers.
Join us to build the change we want to see in the labor movement, toward a vision of inclusion and justice for all workers.

Ben Fletcher: The Life and Times of a Black Wobbly
2021-05-12 13:30 - 15:00
This event is sponsored by our friends at the UW Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies:
A brilliant union organizer and a humorous orator, Benjamin Fletcher (1890–1949) was a tremendously important and well-loved African American member of the IWW during its heyday. Fletcher helped found and lead Local 8 of the IWW’s Marine Transport Workers Industrial Union, unquestionably the most powerful interracial union of its era, taking a principled stand against all forms of xenophobia and exclusion.
For years, acclaimed historian Peter Cole has carefully researched the life of Ben Fletcher, painstakingly uncovering a stunning range of documents related to this extraordinary man. Ben Fletcher: The Life and Times of a Black Wobbly is the most comprehensive look at Fletcher ever to be published. It includes a detailed biographical sketch of his life and history, reminiscences by fellow workers who knew him, a chronicle of the IWW’s impressive decade-long run on the Philadelphia waterfront in which Fletcher played a pivotal role, and nearly all of his known writings and speeches, thus giving Fletcher’s timeless voice another opportunity to inspire a new generation of workers, organizers, and agitators.
Sponsored by the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies at the University of Washington, the Labor Archives of Washington, BlackPast.Org, the University of Washington History Department, IWW Seattle Branch, and ILWU Local 23.

Tacoma Chapter Meeting - WED., MAY 12, 2021 (Early Evening) - ONLINE ONLY!
2021-05-12 17:30 - 18:30 | ONLINE MEETING VIA ZOOM
In the continued interest of supporting our members staying healthy and safe, we will be having our monthly chapter meetings online until further notice.
Hope to see all of you at the upcoming online meeting this week!

Topic: Tacoma Chapter Meeting (Early Evening)
Time: Wed. | May 12, 2021 | 5:30 – 6:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Location: ONLINE ONLY
AGENDA
Updates!
What do you want from Chapter meetings?
Door Prize!

Detailed information on how to join the online meeting sent to members’ home email on Mon., May 10, 2021.

Seattle Chapter Meeting - THURS., MAY 13 - ONLINE ONLY!
2021-05-13 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE MEETING VIA ZOOM
Click MORE for more info.

PROTEC17’s City Union Reps and Chapter President Darren Wilson
invite you to a scheduled Zoom meeting!
Thurs., May 13, 2021 | 12 Noon – 1:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Location:
ONLINE ONLY

The Seattle Chapter meeting is announced in both the Seattle E-Newsletter (in your home emails on Monday, May 4th), and the followup Reminder email to members’ home emails. The followup Reminder email, sent the day before the meeting, will include the Agenda items.

Looking forward to seeing you at the upcoming online meeting!
Stay safe, stay healthy!

THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN: A SPECIAL BRIEFING FOR WORKING PEOPLE
2021-05-18 12:00 - 13:00
This is an event co-sponsored by our friends at the Oregon AFL-CIO:
In March, Congress passed the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), a $1.9 trillion relief and stimulus bill to help fight the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our communities and our economy. The American Rescue Plan provides much needed support for working people, families, government agencies and more – including funding public health, increasing workplace safety, pension and healthcare relief (including fully subsidizing COBRA), and providing the necessary support for state, local, and tribal governments. The APRA is big and complex, which is why we are hosting a panel discussion to explain how this historic legislation impacts you.

Power in a Pension: Labor, Private Equity, and Climate Justice
2021-05-19 10:00 - 11:00
This is an event sponsored by our friends at the UW Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies:
Join the University of Washington’s Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies for a virtual forum exploring the relationship between labor’s retirement capital, the climate crisis, and the impacts on communities and the environment.
The goal of this forum is to bring stakeholders together to discuss how labor unions, pension fund trustees, and Indigenous rights and grassroots organizations are working to effect change and explore avenues for further collaboration.

Dayton Chapter Meeting - WED., MAY 19 - ONLINE ONLY!
2021-05-19 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE MEETING ONLY
Click “FIND OUT MORE” for details!

Topic: Dayton Chapter Meeting
Date: Wed., May 19, 2021
Time: 12 Noon – 1:00 p.m. – Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Location: ONLINE ONLY

AGENDA

Furloughs
Dayton Building Remodel
Return to Work

Detailed information on how to join the online meeting was emailed out to members on Thursday, May 13th, to their home email address.

Portland Chapter Meeting - WED., MAY 19, 2021 - ONLINE ONLY!
2021-05-19 17:00 - 18:00 | ONLINE MEETING VIA ZOOM
This is an early evening meeting.

Rachel Whiteside is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting!
Detailed information on the upcoming May chapter/member meetings can be found in the PORTLAND UPDATE #2 – APRIL 2021 E-newsletter that was sent to your home email on Tues., April 20th. Please refer to it to find out how to join the meeting online and see the agenda.
Topic: Portland Chapter Meeting (early evening)
Date: Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Time: 5:00 – 6:00 p.m., Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Location: ONLINE ONLY
