Kodiak Proposition 1, Employee Unionization (October 2009)

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There was a Proposition 1, Employee Unionization on the October 6, 2009 ballot ballot in Kodiak City.

The people of Kodiak city voted on whether or not city employees should be allowed to join a union. Many of Alaska's smaller cities, like Kodiak, were able to opt out of the state regulation, the Public Employee Regulations Act (PERA). Kodiak was able to establish other ways for government employees to settle disputes outside of a unionize force. This issue came onto the ballot when a union wanted to represent the local police force, but the local government did not want to opt into PERA and thus did not allow the union. The union petitioned local voters and were able to get the issue onto the ballot. There is a strong force against letting unions into Kodiak, reasons including the fact that government costs go up with a unionized work force and the unions are not based in Kodiak so they would not necessarily push for local issues.[1]

Unofficial results:: This proposition has been defeated with a 51.05% vote against unionization.[2]

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  1. ↑ Kodiak Daily Mirror Unionization will cost residents more money September 25, 2009.
  2. ↑ KMXT "October 7, Unionization Code Change, Whiddon-Woodruff Race, Too Close To Call"
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