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State member actions helped move the needle to reach agreement on the 2025-2027 contract
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 [...]
PROTEC17 members meet to envision the ‘Future of Work’
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 [...]
Meet our 2024 PROTEC17 scholarship winners!
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 [...]
PROTEC17 member runs for Portland City Council
This fall, Portland voters will elect an entirely new City Council, and PROTEC17 member Sarah Silkie is a candidate for one of the new council seats. Back in November 2022, [...]
PROTEC17 members at Snohomish Health take their fight for a fair contract to County Council
On June 26, seven PROTEC17 members walked out of the Snohomish public health department building in unity to deliver public comment at the County Council meeting in support of a [...]
King County members vote ‘YES’ on one-year contract extension
King County members in the Coalition of Unions were poised to begin negotiations for their next contract when the County made a one-year extension offer in June. After some quick [...]
State contract negotiations continue; wages and healthcare up next
The PROTEC17 State negotiations team has been hard at work since March on the 2025-2027 State Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), the Department [...]
Member-led committee makes early endorsements on WA ballot initiatives; candidate interviews this summer
In late 2023, our union brought together member leaders across jurisdictions to form a member policy workgroup to discuss policy issues facing PROTEC17 members, to make political endorsement recommendations, and [...]
New King County Public Health funding option takes shape
In our last issue of Insight, we highlighted a campaign to Save public health clinics in Seattle-King County. At that time, a budget shortfall of $23 million put the clinics [...]
Solidarity Summit: PROTEC17 leaders gather to learn, connect at new event!
On Sat., June 1, over 75 PROTEC17 member leaders gathered at the UW Tacoma YMCA for the ‘Solidarity Summit’ - a first-of-its-kind leadership workshop for our union. The all-day event [...]
Pierce County Engineers ratify 2024-25 contract
After a challenging negotiations that included 23 bargaining sessions over a 10-month period, the Pierce County Engineers’ Bargaining Unit reached a tentative agreement on May 8, and ratified the agreement [...]
Labor for a Ceasefire NOW! PROTEC17 calls for the liberation of all people and an end to systemic violence
Since last fall, PROTEC17 has called for a permanent ceasefire and an end to the systemic violence that has impacted thousands of innocent lives in Palestine and Israel. In addition, [...]
WA State Political Update – June 2024
2024 Endorsement Process for Ballot Initiatives and Statewide Candidates In late 2023, our union brought together member leaders across jurisdictions to form PROTEC17’s Member Policy Workgroup (MPW). This member-powered group [...]
2024 PROTEC17 scholarship program – application now open!
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, [...]
Campaign to Save Public Health: Clinics in Seattle-King County under threat of closure
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 [...]