The Alaska Labor Relations Agency administers the Public Employment Relations Act (PERA) for the State, municipalities, public schools, and university. The Agency also administers the railroad labor relations laws for the Alaska Railroad Corporation. It determines petitions for certification or decertification of bargaining representatives, petitions to clarify the composition of public employee bargaining units and to amend the certification of units, and charges of unfair labor practices from labor organizations, public employers, and public employees. It enforces terms of a collective bargaining agreement, determines strike eligibility of workers, and rules on claims for religious exemption from the obligation to pay fees to a bargaining representative.
BOARD MEMBERS back to top
The agency is governed by a board of six members who serve staggered three-year terms. The members must have backgrounds in labor relations and two members each must be drawn from management, labor, and the general public. AS 23.05.360(b).
| As of Annual Report Date for 1999 | ||
| Alfred L. Tamagni, Chair | Reappointed December 2, 1997 | Public |
| Blair E. Marcotte, Vice Chair | Reappointed July 31, 1998 | Public |
| Robert A. Doyle, Board Member | Reappointed August 3, 1999 | Management |
| Dick Brickley, Board Member | Appointed September 22, 1999 | Management |
| Karen J. Mahurin, Board Member | Reappointed December 2, 1997 | Labor |
| Raymond Smith, Board Member | Reappointed July 31, 1998 | Labor |
STAFF back to top
Mark Torgerson, hearing
examiner/administrator
Jean Ward, hearing officer/investigator
Margie Yadlosky, personnel specialist I
Donna Bodkin, administrative clerk III
OFFICE back to top
3301 Eagle Street, Suite 208
P.O. Box 107026
Anchorage, Alaska 99510-7026
Phone: (907) 269-4895
Fax: (907) 269-4898
http://www.labor.state.ak.us/laborr.laborr.htm
STATUTES back to top
Relevant statutes appear in AS 23.05.360--23.05.390; AS 23.40.070--23.40.260 (PERA); and AS 42.40.705--42.40.890 (railroad).
REGULATIONS back to top
The agency's regulations appear in 8 AAC 97.010--8 AAC 97.990.