Retiring teacher, coach urges Colony grads to ‘find their 68’
By Jeremiah Bartz Frontiersman.com A football coach using a hockey reference as the centerpiece for his keynote address may
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Wages for Alaska workers are up, but total jobs remain lower than pre-pandemic levels
By Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon The average hourly wage in Alaska was $33.60 in 2023, putting the state in
Recently unionized home care workers in Alaska approve first contracts
By Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon The first home care workers in Alaska to join a union specializing in their industry
Slight increase in Alaska’s minimum wage coming ahead of larger, voter-approved increase
By Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon Alaska’s minimum wage workers will get a tiny bump in pay starting on Jan.
Prop 1 needs to be re-examined
By Larry Wood Spectrum Prop 1 was about three different issues. Usually, propositions encompass only one issue, project, law, whatever.
Alaska voters favor minimum wage hike, sick leave mandate, with most votes counted
By Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon Alaska voters favored a ballot measure backed by labor unions by a margin of 12.
A new minimum wage, paid sick leave will make Alaska a better place to work and live
By Tony Knowles Spectrum I have both worked for hourly wages and for many years operated restaurant businesses paying hourly
Alaskans to vote on measure raising the minimum wage and mandating paid sick leave
By Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon Alaska voters will weigh in on a ballot measure that would increase the state’s
Don’t be fooled: Ballot Measure 1 puts Alaska’s small businesses and workers at risk
By Sarah Oates, Kati Capozzi, Jillian Simpson, Rebecca Logan, Thor Stacey, Alicia Maltby Spectrum As the debate around Ballot Measure
State data: Alaska jobs grow, but out-migration of working-age adults continues
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman Alaska jobs grew at a 1.8% annual rate during August, down slightly from
For some University of Alaska faculty, the next paycheck could be $0
By Claire Stremple Alaska Beacon When Tara Palmer checked her upcoming paycheck online on Tuesday, she got an unwelcome surprise.
Alaska jobs up 2% in July, fueled mainly by North Slope oil work
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman Alaska wage and salary employment was up 2% in July, continuing a steady trend
Do minimum wage hikes lead to more criminal activity?
By Samantha Fillmore Heartland Institute For decades, economists and sociologists have debated the pros and cons of minimum wage increases.