Alaska minimum wage hike passes; Dutch Harbor plants will likely trim workforce, embrace automation
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [KUCB] by Lauren Rosenthal - Nov 5, 2014
Alaska’s minimum wage initiative flew mostly under the radar this fall, overshadowed by high-profile Congressional races. But ballot measure three proposes a big change to state’s minimum wage structure — increasing it by two dollars over the next two years, to $9.75 an hour. After that, it would be adjusted for inflation.
In Unalaska, at least 83 percent of voters supported that plan. The seafood industry — which is the biggest source of minimum wage jobs in Unalaska — didn’t expect anything...
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