The PROTEC17 Workers' Roundtable (PWR) has interviewed many candidates for state and local races throughout Washington state. Below you will find a list of Labor- and public-sector worker-friendly candidates [...]
It has been an exciting year for Portland politics, and we’ve had so many PROTEC17 members volunteer their time over the last several months to interview political candidates for [...]
In the last year alone, we have seen PROTEC17 members take on challenges at work in big ways – shutting down 5th Avenue in downtown Seattle for better wages [...]
For the last six months, PROTEC17 members working in Treatment Services at Spokane Regional Health District have been fighting an attempt to privatize their highly successful opioid treatment program. [...]
On the same day in late September that City of Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell announced his 2025 budget, PROTEC17 and other Coalition of City Unions members received a notification [...]
On Sept. 19, the PROTEC17 State bargaining team reached a Tentative Agreement (TA) on the 2025-2027 contract after many months of challenging negotiations with State of Washington management. The [...]
This summer, several of our employers annnounced return-to-office policies for PROTEC17 members at the City of Seattle, King County, the Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA), and our newly organized workers [...]
The PROTEC17 scholarship program has awarded over $70,000 in scholarships in the last 13 year to members’ dependents to help in their pursuit of a higher education. We are [...]
The PROTEC17 annual scholarship program awards two $3,000 scholarships to the child, grandchild or dependent of an active member who wishes to continue their education beyond high school at a college, [...]
In Coalition with Labor and Community groups across Washington state, PROTEC17 has launched a campaign to fight back against the possible clinic closures at Seattle-King County Public Health (SKCPH) that [...]
Contract negotiations for PROTEC17 State members at the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), the Department of Licensing (DOL), and the Washington State Patrol (WSP) kicked off on March 12 [...]
On Sat., March 2, the PROTEC17 Regional Executive Committee (REC), our union’s policy-making body, convened via Zoom to conduct the business of our union. At this meeting, delegates reviewed and [...]
The PROTEC17 Professional Development Fund is designed to encourage and support the ongoing education and professional development of our members. Each year, members can apply for awards of up to [...]
Back in 2019, an affinity group of young PROTEC17 members formed in King County to tackle the issue of engaging and educating younger members, and bringing awareness to the many [...]
For the last several years, PROTEC17 has continued to grow our membership, and in 2023 we crested 10,000 represented classifications – the highest number in our history! This growth is [...]
With the change in governance structure approved by voters in 2022, there will be 12 new district-based seats up for election in November of 2024. This represents a historic opportunity [...]
The Washington State legislative session kicked off on Jan. 8, and runs through March 7. Despite the short session, we have several legislative goals that will help improve the work [...]
After two long years of negotiations, PROTEC17’s Airport Duty Managers (ADMs) at the Port of Seattle have reached a tentative agreement (TA) on their first contract! The group of 15 [...]
After more than a year of negotiations, employees at the King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA) have unanimously approved the tentative agreement on their first contract! While the negotiations process [...]
Last year, when Snohomish Health District was absorbed into Snohomish County, PROTEC17 members were able to negotiate the terms of their new contract with their new employer. They wanted to [...]