Members of SU and CEA are breathing easier now that the funding for the new tentative agreements has been inserted into the budget on the Senate side. The relief might be short-lived, however, as the Senate Majority signaled structural and…
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Thursday at the Fairbanks Borough Assembly – YOU ARE NEEDED
All Fairbanks Workers are asked to show up in numbers at the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly meeting on Thursday, February 28th at 7:00 p.m. The Assembly will be taking public testimony on Ordinance No. 2013-17, Thursday February 28.…
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Legislative Report – February 23, 2013
Legislative Report Gene Christian, Lori Day, Jerry Pierce, and Dianna Roberts, members of the CEA Negotiating Team, in (S) Finance listening to the Administration’s presentation on collective bargaining. In a departure from past practice, the committee delved…
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February 27 Legislative Committee Schedule and Changes
Legislative Report This was an extremely eventful week in the capitol city. The biggest shock came on Friday when the Senate President yanked SJR 9 Vouchers out of the (S) Education Committee without Committee Chair Gary Steven’s knowledge.…
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Anchorage Ordinance #37 – Attack On Collective Bargaining
Over a thousand union members turned out to watch the introduction of Anchorage Ordinance #37, which would gut collective bargaining for Anchorage’s municipal employees. If you would like to read more, KTUU had a good story: http://www.ktuu.com/news/motion-to-postpone-laborlaw-rewrite-fails-hundreds-protest-ktuu-20130212,0,161678.story If you…
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Member Spotlight: FNSBEA and SU Members Volunteering in Their Community
There are an identified 266 homeless/transitional students that live in Fairbanks North Star Borough (FNSB) and are currently enrolled in the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District. Due to hardship and the lose of the family home, these children and teens are…
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Peace First seeks nominations
From The American Federation of Teachers The AFT is partnering with Peace First to launch the Peace First Prize, a national campaign to identify and celebrate young peacemakers. Peace First is looking for five young people who are making a difference…
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Legislative Report – January 27, 2013
Legislative Report Last week began with the annual AFL-CIO Legislative Conference attended by nearly 100 union leaders from around the state including several representatives from APEA-AFT. The conference shared a tremendous amount of information on the new legislature, Right-to-Work (for…
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APEA/AFT NORTHERN REGIONAL MANAGER
The Alaska Public Employees Association/AFT (AFL-CIO) is currently accepting applications for the position of Regional Manager for its Northern Regional office in Fairbanks. Applicants must have advanced verbal and written communications skills, exceptional analytical abilities, identification with labor philosophies, the…
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“Right to Work” is Wrong for Michigan
Our brothers and sisters in Michigan are under attack. The people were locked out of their own Capitol so that lawmakers could better serve corporate special interests. Right-to-Work-for-Less Legislation was rammed through in the lame duck session because the GOP…
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