President's Message
The Year 2010 promises to be a busy one
for Local 1496 members and staff. Twenty-one (21) contracts are up
this year around the state from Southeast Alaska to Fairbanks.
The assault on Alaska Union workers is in full swing in Juneau. On
January 20th Republican representative for Palmer, Carl Gatto
introduced House Bill No. 37,
this years attempt by the anti-union crowd in Juneau to make Alaska
a so-called Right to Work (for less) state.
Statistics clearly show that workers in Right to Work for less
states earn less than workers in other states.
Rep. Gattos bill claims to "encourage an employment climate that is
conductive to economic growth."
Whose economic growth is he referring to? Obviously, not the
workers. Give Rep. Gatto a call and ask him why he is so gun-ho
about lowering wages in Alaska.
Carl Gatto
phone: 907.465.3743
fax: 907.465.2381
~ Pete Boehlen
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