On Sept. 2, PROTEC17 members from across the Pacific Northwest joined a virtual meeting to talk about the creation of a union-wide group to share ideas and inspiration on how [...]

PROTEC17 hired it’s first Eastern Washington-based staff member, Suzie Saunders, who started in July. The Spokane resident and former PROTEC17 member is excited for her new role and has hit [...]

Nominations are now open for the following PROTEC17 Executive Board positions: Vice President (currently held by Sean Simmons) and Trustee #1 (currently held by Renee Thompson). The terms are three [...]

Over the last several months, the PROTEC17 constitution committee has continued their important work (virtually) to revise the governing document of our union. Started as a Regional Executive Committee (REC) [...]

As one of PROTEC17’s newest member groups, the Senior Civil Rights Analysts in the Office of Labor Standards (OLS) at the City of Seattle are tackling some of today’s most [...]

PROTEC17 member Renee Thompson was appointed to the Executive Board in early June to fill a vacancy left by Trustee Mary Davis.  Thompson is an Engineering Tech IV with the [...]

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 [...]

In response to concerns about public employee privacy and with the support of PROTEC17, the Washington State legislature passed House Bill (HB) 1888 in March, which protects certain public employee [...]

As some counties in Washington begin to slowly reopen following the state-mandated closures to keep the coronavirus from spreading, Eastern Washington has seen a spike in cases of COVID-19, the [...]

On May 20, the PROTEC17 State negotiating team held its first session on the 2021-2023 contract with management from the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), Department of Licensing (DOL), [...]

When it became clear that COVID-19 was going to be a major threat to public health back in early March 2020, leaders in hard-hit King County knew that it would [...]

PROTEC17 is seeking an enthusiastic, creative, and energetic political action coordinator. The part-time, contract-based position will primarily coordinate the union’s member engagement around political endorsements and campaigns through the conclusion of [...]

Artwork by @arielsinhaha As we stay in our homes to stay socially distant and protect public health, another public health crisis is ongoing -- racism. This week’s shocking [...]

It seems unthinkable that people would attempt to defraud the U.S. unemployment system when millions of workers across the country are out of work and reliant on emergency benefits during [...]

PROTEC17 supports the HEROES Act! H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act, includes an emergency workplace infectious disease standard; gives aid for state and local governments, [...]

PROTEC17 is again offering two $3,000 college scholarships this year to dependents of members. One scholarship is geared towards students who will be incoming college freshmen in the fall, and [...]

Following interviews with 15 candidates for Portland City Council and Portland Mayor in late February and early March, PROTEC17 is announcing the following candidate endorsements for the May 19, 2020 primary, [...]

The coronavirus outbreak has put millions of Americans out of work as businesses close and workers follow self-isolation orders. For many, the weighty uncertainty of returning to work is compounded [...]

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 [...]