Radio & TV to carry message, cell phones will not JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission, will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) on Aug. 7, 2019 at 10:20 a.m Alaska DST. This test will utilize the national public warning system to activate […]
The State of Alaska and Inlandboatmen’s Union of the Pacific (IBU) reached a tentative agreement late Thursday night on a new three-year contract. The agreement allows the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) to begin preparations to resume ferry service to coastal communities. Bringing ferries back into service takes time as AMHS moves crew and […]
Proposal would maintain monthly Alaska Marine Highway System runs JUNEAU – The Alaska House of Representatives earlier this week included an amendment in House Bill 2001 that seeks to prevent coastal communities from going without Alaska Marine Highway System service this winter. Several communities face that troubling prospect under a recently proposed winter schedule […]
Serious legal and financial consequences for shutting down ferry system based on an illegal contract offer (Anchorage) – Alaska Department of Administration Commissioner Kelly Tshibaka is calling on the Inlandboatman’s Union (IBU) to end its strike, return to the negotiating table, and remove the portions of its contract offer that the State believes are […]