The ASEA/AFSCME Local 52 Political Action Committee recommends the following list of positions of candidates for the upcoming General Election to be held Tuesday, Nov. 4.

• Minimum Wage Initiative (Ballot Measure No. 3, Statewide Ballot) -- Vote 'Yes'
  A "Yes" vote counts toward passage of the initiative to raise Alaska's minimum wage to $9.75 by January 2016.
• AO37 Repeal (Referendum, Anchorage Ballot) -- Vote 'No'
  A 'No' vote shows "no confidence" and counts toward the repeal of the controversial Anchorage AO37 anti-Labor policy.

Endorsements are based on questionnaires returned by the candidate and legislative voting records. A PAC endorsement for public office is based on the candidate’s support for public employee issues, not party affiliation. The following recommendations reflect political positions that the PAC believes are in the best interest of public employees.

The PAC would like to encourage your participation in political action. If you are not already a contributor to Public Employees Organized to Promote Legislative Equality (PEOPLE), please consider enrolling. A membership in PEOPLE automatically makes you a member of the ASEA/AFSCME Local 52 Political Action Committee.

As a member of the PAC, you can be elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the PAC. Currently there are vacancies in districts across the state. Contact the ASEA Juneau Office at 463-4949 or (800) 478-0049 toll free.

Please note that members are reminded to use personal email accounts when communicating with PAC directors, legislators and candidates for public office, or when sending emails containing messages of a political nature.