Pte17.org Website Review

PROTEC17 is the unified voice of some of the most hard-working professionals in the public sector, who provide essential services to our local communities. PROTEC17 fights for fairness, equal opportunity and dignity in the workplace, ensuring every member can succeed professionally and personally. We work tirelessly with employers to provide strong family wages, worker-friendly policies, a safe working environment, good benefits, workplace support, and training. PROTEC17 members are problem solvers who have a wide variety of experience and specialized skills that are crucial to the smooth operation of public services. By standing together in the workplace, PROTEC17 members advocate for better lives for themselves, their PROTEC17 membership provides a wide range benefits that enhance the lives of our members and their families, as well as access to resources that allow members to achieve their professional and personal goals. PROTEC17 is celebrating 100 years and looking forward to the next century of championing workers’ rights! 1918: A small group of marine draftsmen in a Seattle shipyard form the first incarnation of PROTEC17, and take part in the Seattle General 1927: The Seattle As*ociation of Technical Engineers and Architects, Local 17 is chartered under the International Federation of Technical Engineers, Architects and Draftsmen’s Union by more than 100 City of Seattle Engineers on October 24. Dues are one dollar a month. 1942: PROTEC17 gained jurisdiction over the entire state of Washington in order to more effectively represent the needs of professional engineers in the region. Our name is changed to the Technical Engineers and Architects As*ociation. Membership nears 1000. 1947: The State Employees’ Retirement Bill is signed into law by Washington State Gov. Mon C. Wallgren. The bill was prepared and sponsored by PROTEC17 to establish a retirement system for state employees. 1953: The International changes its name to the American Federation of Technical Engineers, and PROTEC17 becomes the Professional and