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After standing together to push for the closure of public-facing licensing offices to keep all Washingtonians healthy, PROTEC17 members at the Department of Licensing (DOL) stepped up in a big [...]

When the first U.S. case of the coronavirus was confirmed in Everett, Washington back in January, PROTEC17 members at the Snohomish Health District (SHD) jumped into action. From epidemiologists to [...]

On April 4, Ashley Eschette and her fiance Andrew Olmsted were married. But this was no ordinary wedding. Amidst the coronavirus pandemic, the Spokane couple decided to hold their wedding [...]

PROTEC17 warmly welcomes City of Portland member-leader Emily Tabachnick to the PROTEC17 Executive Board. She was appointed to fill the seat vacated by Trustee Sarah Spotts who left employment with [...]

In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic in Washington state and before Gov. Inslee’s stay-at-home order, PROTEC17 leadership made the decision to hold the annual spring meeting of the [...]

Labor organizations across Washington State are expressing outrage in reaction to the National Labor Relations Board (Board) postponing of all union recognition elections until at least April 2nd. They are [...]

In a short time, COVID-19 has become a significant source of concern in our communities. As the situation continues to unfold, PROTEC17 is committed to providing updates and information to [...]

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 [...]