Pensions for Public Service
The Alaska-AFL-CIO is part of the Alaska Public Pension Coalition (AKPPC), a group of worker organizations set on restoring a defined benefit pension for all public employees. In 2006, the Alaska Legislature narrowly voted to strip incoming public employees from access to a defined benefit pension. As a result, Alaska has struggled to recruit and retain a qualified workforce to provide the services Alaska’s working families rely on.
AKPPC Townhall’s
The AKPPC has hosted town halls in Fairbanks and Soldotna to drum up support for restoring a defined pension for public employees. 104 community members and 11 elected officials showed up to learn more about our issue. We are already planning ahead to host more town halls in a community near YOU!
Alaska Legislative Issues
One of the important services the Alaska AFL-CIO provides its affiliated organizations is legislative and political advocacy in the State Legislature and Congress. As with collective bargaining, by joining forces and speaking with a united voice on working families issues, we have more impact.
Every year, the Alaska AFL-CIO and its delegates fly to Juneau at the beginning of the legislative session to talk about what matters to our members and all workers across the state.
We will also send out legislative alerts when we see a piece of legislative that affects working people and encourage everyday Alaskans to make their voices heard.
The Alaska AFL-CIO puts out a weekly hot sheet of legislation we are following during the session. Click the button above to get the latest version.