Our labor movement is open to everyone and strives to leave no worker behind.
Members of ASEA/AFSCME Local 52, Alaska’s largest public employee union, held a rally on the steps of the Capitol in Juneau on Feb. 10, 2023, urging the Department of Health to address its worker shortage. Thousands of Alaskans have been affected by an ongoing backlog of food stamps and Medicaid applications and shortage of staff at the Alaska Division of Public Assistance.
It is the time of year when Alaskans are fishing, berry picking, and preparing for the winter ahead. It is also a time when we celebrate the social and economic achievements of American workers. This Labor Day, I’d like to communicate one thing to Alaska’s working families: Life is better in a union. Being a union member means access to a good, sustainable job in the industries of the future. It means earning wages that help us afford a home and keep up with rising rents.
Union members do some of the most essential work in our state. Our members build bridges and roads, keep the lights on, teach young pupils, take care of patients, staff our state, serve you at the grocery store, and so much more. After decades of anti-union propaganda, misinformation and corporate attacks, we are on the rise. People all over the country are realizing unions are the single best tool we have to stand up to historic inequity and corporate greed. Every day, more workers are seeing past the lies and the well-funded anti-union campaigns from corporate America and deciding to come together: Unions won 76% of the National Labor Relations Board elections held in 2022, the highest rate ever.
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