(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – Six additional employees aboard the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) M/V Tustumena have tested positive for COVID-19. This brings the total number of COVID-19 positive crewmembers to seven. The Tustumena returned to Homer Monday night at 8 p.m. with 41 people aboard, including the one known positive crewmember. Forty people were tested; this […]
Alaska Sea Grant recently surveyed the Alaska mariculture industry to shed light on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and response on their businesses in February and March. Survey respondents reported that revenue was down, with 43 percent reporting losses of more than half of their revenue. More than a third had laid off […]
Rep. Tarr’s wage disclosure bill is good for employers, employees, and business JUNEAU – Rep. Geran Tarr (D-Anchorage) has pre-filed the “Wage Disclosure Act” for consideration by the Alaska Legislature. House Bill 200 would require employers to include wage or salary ranges when advertising jobs, explicitly allowing all employees to disclose and discuss their […]
The Marion County Sheriff’s office revealed that a Thriftway supermarket employee in Jefferson, 15 miles south of Salem, Oregon is being held on $520,000 bail after she was arrested for lacing a bean dip at the business with methamphetamine and giving it to at least two fellow employees to eat at the store. Police opened […]