'Alaskans are being harmed by this. Every person that you know and love is somehow affected by public assistance in this state,' said Joey Tillson, a Division of Public Assistance worker from Ketchikan who spoke on behalf of union members.
At the rally, union members said they also need safer workplaces and for the state to hire permanent Alaska employees — rather than contractors who could be from out of state.
Freshman Rep. Genevieve Mina, D-Anchorage, said that she watched as division workers asked the Dunleavy administration not to cut jobs when she was a legislative staffer in 2021. Drygas is also concerned that the Dunleavy administration has ordered division staff to return to offices while they face threats of violence from Alaskans who are frustrated and desperate after months of waiting for benefits. She says security contracts should have been in place first.
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