🚨 Teamsters Local 959 endorses Mary Peltola for Congress! 🚨

September 12th, 2022|Featured Posts, Home Page Slider|Comments Off on 🚨 Teamsters Local 959 endorses Mary Peltola for Congress! 🚨

Local 959 was the first labor organization to endorse a congressional candidate when we endorsed Tara Sweeney for congress this past June. Tara ran a strong campaign but ultimately decided to withdraw and will not be featured on the ballot this November 8th. Mary Peltola won the special election to finish the late Congressman Don [ read more...]

Anchorage Daily News – OPINION: AT&T needs to pay its Alaska employees fairly

July 21st, 2022|Teamsters-Connected|Comments Off on Anchorage Daily News – OPINION: AT&T needs to pay its Alaska employees fairly

The following opinion piece was posted in the Anchorage Daily News and can be found online HERE. OPINION: AT&T needs to pay its Alaska employees fairly By Joelle Hall As the United States economy teeters on the brink of recession, it’s worth remembering that 2021 was the most profitable year for American corporations since 1950. [ read more...]

🎉WINNERS – 2022 38th Annual Jesse L. Carr Charity Golf Tournament for Alaska Charities

July 16th, 2022|Featured Posts, Home Page Slider|Comments Off on 🎉WINNERS – 2022 38th Annual Jesse L. Carr Charity Golf Tournament for Alaska Charities

Celebrating 38 Years Our 38th Annual Jesse L. Carr Charity Golf Tournament was held on Friday, July 15, 2022, at the Anchorage Golf Course. What a great day we had at the JLC!!! The rain held off all morning and didn’t arrive until after teams started coming off the Course! We had a full and [ read more...]

Ranked-Choice Voting – How Does it Work?

June 30th, 2022|Featured Posts, Home Page Slider, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Ranked-Choice Voting – How Does it Work?

Here is a step-by-step look at Alaska’s new election system. This video breaks down the process of how ranked-choice voting works, how votes are tabulated, and the process of determining a winner. If you have any questions please reach out to Local 959's Political Coordinator, Patrick FitzGerald via email at pfitzgerald@akteamsters.com or by phone at [ read more...]