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
Minimum Wage
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Understanding the minimum wage
By Christian Hartley Now You Know When people talk about work and pay, the term "minimum wage" comes
Legislators try to thwart the will of Alaska voters on supporting labor — again
By Ed Flanagan Spectrum One of the most cynical things Alaska legislators ever did — and that’s saying something — was
Bill seeks to cover fewer workers with paid sick leave recently approved by Alaska voters
By Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon Alaska’s voter-approved mandate for paid sick leave has not yet gone into effect,
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
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.
The new year brings increase to minimum wage, changes to license plates
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com Workers throughout Alaska will kick off the new year with a bump in the minimum
Extreme staffing shortage at ski area leads to long lines
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A staff shortage at a city-owned ski area in Alaska where workers are paid less than
Supreme court ruling is an attack on all workers
By Dave Reaves Spectrum Have you ever had a bad day at work? It happens to all of us once