The last few months have been buzzing with activity for PROTEC17 staff and members! As part of a new initiative to engage members in their union, PROTEC17 is embarking [...]

As many long-time members begin to retire and new workers come on board into their professional positions, PROTEC17 is looking to learn what younger members want to see in [...]

Nearly 100 members at the City of Tacoma showed up to support their contract negotiations team as they walked into their bargaining session on July 22 at the Tacoma [...]

PROTEC17 marched in this year’s Seattle Pride Parade on June 29. Staff, members, and their families joined with MLK Labor and many other unions to support and celebrate our [...]

There have been lots of changes happening at PROTEC17 since the arrival of Executive Director Karen Estevenin in May, including the hiring of new staff members Paul Marvy and [...]

On June 17, Washington state Governor Jay Inslee signed the PROTEC17 state contract, making official all of the negotiated changes to the 2019-21 agreement. The membership ratified the agreement [...]

Happy Pride Month! Join PROTEC17 to celebrate diversity and support our LGBTQ members and friends in this year's Seattle Pride Parade! Sunday, June 30 11 a.m. 4th Ave. Downtown [...]

Robin Washington, Capital Projects Manager III and 19-year employee at Clark County Public Works, is dedicated to improving the County for all of its residents, including motorists, bicyclists, pedestrians, [...]

As an expert in Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE), PROTEC17 member Kirstin Thornton spends her days streamlining processes that make everyone’s jobs at Pierce County easier. From [...]

Surrounded by family and friends, PROTEC17 member Rachel Alder and her wife Erin honored their daughter on May 13 – the day after Mother’s Day – as the City [...]

Oour Regional Executive Committee (REC) – the policy-making body of PROTEC17 – gathered at the Teamsters Hall in Tukwila, Wash. on April 13 to make big decisions about the [...]

At midnight on April 28, the Washington State Legislature adjourned on time for the first time in a decade with an Operating Budget that fully funds PROTEC17’s 2019-2021 state [...]

After many months of seeking the right candidate for the job of PROTEC17 Executive Director, we are excited to announce that Karen Estevenin was unanimously confirmed for the role [...]

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

Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Chief Inspector Amjad Omar is one of the few State employees who had the privilege of seeing the State Route 99 (SR-99) tunnel [...]

More than 2,000 calls come in to the City of Seattle everyday with questions about utilities and city services, and the 84 PROTEC17 members that staff the contact center [...]

The snowstorms in Western Washington this February were absolutely unprecedented. For nearly two weeks, the Puget Sound region was slammed with storm after storm, breaking temperature and accumulation records. [...]

Seattle Silence Breakers are led by PROTEC17 member and City Light employee Denise Krownbell (right) and Radical Women organizer Gina Petry (left). The national attention garnered by [...]

Kaitlynn Pecha, PROTEC17 member, WSDOT Transportation Engineer, and skater for Rat City Roller Derby. Photo by Mike Wilson Photography. Transportation Engineer Kaitlynn Pecha spends her days making [...]

The Filipino American Civil Employees of Seattle (FACES) is about to celebrate 30 years of giving a voice to Filipino and Filipino-American workers at the City of Seattle, as [...]