PROTEC17 - Racial Justice

PROTEC17 is committed to being an anti-racist organization

PROTEC17 unequivocally supports fairness, equity, and opportunity for all working people, therefore we cannot be complicit in perpetuating systemic racism. We stand alongside our Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) members and community leaders to demand racial and economic justice, and a world in which we can all be safe and healthy. We commit to action and sustainable change through the work we do and the power we have as an organization.

There is no economic justice without racial justice

A statement by PROTEC17 Executive Director Karen Estevenin, from the Spring/Summer 2020 issue of Insight magazine

We are in the middle of a pandemic and the beginning of a deep recession. At the same time, streets across our country are erupting in the wake of George Floyd’s murder. The stark cover of this issue of Insight magazine reflects the tenor of this moment: anguish, outrage, and clarity. Economic justice does not exist without racial justice. This is nothing new. We are entrenched in over 400 years of systemic racism. Also, in this moment is an undercurrent of hope and possibility – but we must take action now.

PROTEC17 is working to undo oppression in our workplaces and beyond

A statement from the PROTEC17 Executive Board

Advancing racial equity was established by our union as a strategic priority last year. Our resolve to pursue an end to systemic racism in solidarity with BIPOC communities has been strengthened and clarified in the midst of our current national reckoning. We are committed to a world in which all union members can be healthy, safe, and thrive, and know that we can only get there together.