On Sat., Oct. 21, the PROTEC17 Regional Executive Committee (REC) -- our union’s policy-making body -- convened in-person at the Museum of Flight in Tukwila, WA to conduct the business [...]

PROTEC17 would like to extend a warm welcome to three public health nurses at the Yakima Health District! Nurses Tanya Britt, Alexis Millett, and Kelsey Schindler chose to join forces [...]

Welcome to our newest members from the City of Seattle’s Office of Arts and Culture (OAC)! This group of 22 workers fulfills a wide variety of roles, all of which [...]

On Tues., Sept. 19, nearly 1,500 city workers, community members, and political leaders rallied on the steps of Seattle City Hall and then marched along 4th Ave. to Westlake Park [...]

Members of the Chelan-Douglas Health District (CDHD) ratified a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with their employer that will for the first time provide Longevity Pay. In addition, a five percent [...]

Now in its twelfth year, the PROTEC17 scholarship program has awarded over $65,000 in scholarships to members’ dependents to help in their pursuit of a higher education. We are proud [...]

On Tues., April 18, a delegation of over 200 members of the Coalition of City Unions (CCU) delivered a 50-foot long petition to Mayor Bruce Harrell and the Seattle City [...]

Our new 2023 PROTEC17 swag is finally here!!!!  And right now, get a free tumbler with any purchase through April 30, 2023!  You can find our store at: https://protec17.myshopify.com  Our secure, [...]

The annual college scholarship program for dependents of PROTEC17 members is now open! Since its inception in 2011, PROTEC17 has awarded more than 20 scholarships totalling over $60,000 towards the [...]

PROTEC17 members at the City of Seattle continue their fight for fairness and dignity in their contract. As part of the contract campaign, members of the Coalition of City Unions [...]

The Oregon legislature is currently meeting until late June for the 2023 session. PROTEC17 is closely following developments that may impact members, and is providing input on bills and subjects [...]

Last fall, PROTEC17 began a process to create a new Strategic Plan for 2023-2025 that will guide us over the next three years. As part of that process, thousands of [...]

This is a joint statement from PROTEC17 members working at Portland Street Response: "As Portland Street Response employees, our job includes meeting people where they are, advocating for our clients, [...]

PROTEC17 staff and members from the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), the Department of Licensing (DOL), and the Washington State Patrol (WSP) travelled to Olympia – both in-person and [...]

On Sat., Feb. 25, the PROTEC17 Regional Executive Commit-tee (REC), our union’s policy-making body, convened via Zoom to conduct the business of our union. At this meeting, delegates reviewed the [...]

In 2018, after years of secret lobbying from the Freedom Foundation – an anti-union and anti-public employee group – Spokane County Commissioners passed a resolution that would require union negotiations [...]

PROTEC17 won six awards in the International Labor Communications Association's 2022 Labor Media Awards contest -- the largest competition exclusively for Labor journalists. Thousands of entries tell the story of [...]

Our union is embarking on another strategic planning process to define our priorities for the next three years. This plan will help shape our union's direction and goals from 2023-2025. Every [...]

Nominations for Chapter leadership positions are now open! If you'd like to nominate yourself or another member (with their permission!) for a leadership role, please email your nomination to [...]