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PROTEC17 members who work for various transportation agencies throughout Washington state attended our first ever Transportation Lobby Day on Feb. 13. The day gave members the opportunity to talk with [...]

On Feb. 5, Public Health employees from across Washington state – including many PROTEC17 members – met in Olympia to help educate their representatives about the important work they do [...]

As a new Planning Analyst at the City of Seattle, PROTEC17 member Julie Scrivner plays an integral role in designing more equitable energy programs at Seattle City Light. In her [...]

Last summer, PROTEC17’s intern from the Washington State Labor Council, Xochi Suarez, led an effort to gather input from our younger members through several focus groups. With the help of [...]

PROTEC17 member Zim Zimmerman spends his days inspecting the streets of the City of Portland to keep the roads safe and well-maintained. But when he’s not working, he’s able to [...]

Your union’s Regional Executive Committee (REC) – the policy-making body of PROTEC17 – has started to work on revising the governing document of our organization: the constitution. The PROTEC17 constitution [...]

In solidarity with health care workers at Swedish Hospitals throughout both King and Snohomish County, PROTEC17 staff joined several of the picket lines during their three-day strike from January 28-30. [...]

Manny Hanowell remembers his exact start date at the City of Seattle – March 4, 1957. Back then, his work drafting and mapping the city’s electrical grid was done [...]

PROTEC17 members from the City of Seattle and King County hosted a Climate Justice Summit on October 29. The summit was compromised of a panel of experts, including City [...]

On Nov. 20, the PROTEC17 negotiations team met to tally the votes on the tentative agreements reached with the City of Seattle on both the Master and Municipal Court [...]

After ballots for the Executive Board election were counted on Tues., Nov. 12, City of Seattle member-leader Rachael Brooks was announced the new President of PROTEC17. She attended her [...]

The Regional Executive Commitee (REC) – our union’s policy-making body – gathered at the Teamsters Hall in Tukwila, Wash. on Sat., Oct. 19 for their annual fall meeting. The [...]

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 [...]

The general election is around the corner – Tues., Nov. 5. For the past several months, PROTEC17 has been busy creating a new pilot political program where members have [...]

Since the inception of the scholarship program in 2011, PROTEC17 has awarded $45,000 in scholarships to the children of members. After very careful deliberation, we are proud to announce [...]