King County

Our King County members are integral to roads, transportation, emergency management, Public Health, and more for the entire Seattle-Metro area.

Current Contract

Chapter Officers

2023-2025

  • President
    Lucas Smith
  • Vice President
    Kelsey Hopkins
  • Secretary-Treasurer
    Aaron Julyan
  • Labor Council Delegate
    Lucas Smith

Stewards

King County Stewards (Last Updated 4.8.25)

REC Delegates

  • Cynthia Adams
  • Chris Black
  • Matthew Crane
  • Rocco DeVito
  • Ryan Dooley
  • Henry Dotson
  • Nathan Emory
  • Aidan Farr
  • Collette Fidecaro
  • Steven Ford
  • Jessy Marie Hardy
  • Daniel Johnson
  • Aaron Julyan
  • Nick Keolker
  • Olivia McKie
  • Jenna Rheuben
  • Jasper Salabye
  • Daniel Santon
  • Lucas Smith

Union Rep


DNRP/DDES/DOT Permitting (17A), Airport (17M), Managers (17X), Public Health, EMS, Public Health Environmental Health Senior, Public Health Involuntary Commitment Professionals, Public Health Professional & Technical, Superior Court (17B), and Transit P&T (17D) || 800-783-0017 ext. 120


DES/DNRP (17A), Supervisors (17F), Office of Emergency Management (OEM), Transit Superintendents, Public Health Administrators, and Environmental Health (Non-Supervisors) || 800-783-0017 ext. 118


DCHS (Non-Supervisors), DCHS Finance, IT, Roads Planners and Professionals (17M), Transit Administrators, Transit Chiefs, and King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA) || 800-783-0017 ext. 107

Contract negotiations for 2026-2028 Coalition Labor Agreement have begun

In Feb. 2025, PROTEC17 King County members covered by the Coalition Labor Agreement (CLA) began to negotiate a new contract for 2026 and beyond. The King County Coalition of Unions consists of 18 unions who represent over 7,000 union members across the County. By working together, the Coalition is able to secure stronger wages and benefits for members across the County. In addition, each individual PROTEC17 bargaining unit within the CLA will negotiate unit-specific language as part of the contract appendices.

In order to receive the most up-to-date information on contract negotiations this year, please be sure to update your personal email with us HERE. You can also log into the PROTEC17 Member Portal to connect with your fellow King County PROTEC17 members on the Bargaining Team.

If you’d like to get more involved in helping to keep your colleagues informed and activated throughout negotiations, please join the Contract Action Team!  Email PROTEC17 Union Representative Regan McBride for more information.

Please note: Transit Admins, Transit Chiefs, and Transit Superintendents negotiate separately from the Coalition – see below for update.

Title text reads, "2025 PROTEC17 King County Chapter Meeting Schedule" followed by smaller text, "Meetings are held every fourth Wednesday of the month at 12 p.m." Below the title area is a short description that reads, "Please note that meeting dates may change. To find the most current dates and meeting links, please check your personal email or the PROTEC17 Member Portal events page (members.protec17.org)" followed by a list of the meeting dates next to calendar icons: "JANUARY: Wed., Jan. 22 | FEBRUARY: Wed., Feb. 26 | MARCH: Wed., March 26 | APRIL: Wed., April 23 | MAY: Wed., May 28 | JUNE: Wed., June 25 | JULY: Wed., July 23 | AUGUST: Wed., Aug. 27 | SEPTEMBER: Wed., Sept. 24 | OCTOBER: Wed., Oct. 22 | NOVEMBER: TBD (Due to holidays) | DECEMBER: TBD (Due to holidays)." The PROTEC17 logo is in the bottom right.

Contract negotiations for Transit Admins, Chiefs, and Superintendents go to mediation

After four months of challenging negotiations, PROTEC17 filed with King County in Dec. 2024 to move contract negotiations for Transit Admins, Transit Chiefs, and Transit Superintendents into mediation. We are hopeful that mediation may be able to help us reach agreement on critical issues.

For PROTEC17 members in these bargaining units, please watch your personal email for detailed updates and information on our progress. If you need to update your personal email with us, please visit: https://www.protec17.org/contact-info-update/