UNIONS
Alaska AFL-CIO
Joelle Hall, Pres.
3333 Denali St., Ste. 125
Anchorage, AK 99503
907-258-6284
akaflcio.org
Labor organization.

Members: 50,000
Year Founded/Est. in Alaska | Worldwide/Alaska Employees: 1955/1955 | 5/5
Alaska Laborers Union
A.J. “Joey” Merrick II, Business Mgr./Secretary Treasurer
2501 Commercial Dr.
Anchorage, AK 99501
907-341-0341
local341.com
Building construction workers, scaffold, asbestos abatement, haz waste, insulators, grademan, pipelayers, asphalt, drillers, powder-man, landscaping, nurses(RNs), CNAs, custodians, housekeepers, pipeline and bridge builders, public employees, DOT.

Members: 1,966
Year Founded/Est. in Alaska | Worldwide/Alaska Employees: 1953/1953 | 10/10
Carpenters Local Union 1243
AJ Sutton, Financial Secretary
25 Timberland Dr.
Fairbanks, AK 99701
907-452-3862
local1243.org
Carpenters union.

Members: 315
Year Founded/Est. in Alaska | Worldwide/Alaska Employees: 1881/1944 | 1/1
Carpenters Local Union 1281
Dustin Swatek, Financial Secretary
407 Denali St., Ste. 100
Anchorage, AK 99501
Carpenters union.Members: 670

Year Founded/Est. in Alaska | Worldwide/Alaska Employees: 1881/1938 | 1/1
IBEW Local 1547
Marcie Obremski, Bus. Mgr./Financial Secretary
3333 Denali St., Ste. 200
Anchorage, AK 99503
907-272-6571
ibew1547.org
Provide representation for electrical, communication, construction, utility, maintenance workers, government employees, healthcare workers, and others.

Members: 5,000
Year Founded/Est. in Alaska | Worldwide/Alaska Employees: 1891/1946 | 775
Laborers’ Union Local 942
Jacob Howdeshell, Bus. Mgr.
2740 Davis Rd.
Fairbanks, AK 99709
907-456-4584
aklaborers.com
Building trades, heavy and highway, pipeline, manufacturing, and tourism.

Members: 1,000
Year Founded/Est. in Alaska | Worldwide/Alaska Employees: 1903/1947 | 100,000/6
Piledrivers & Divers Local 2520
825 E. Eighth Ave., Ste. 6
Anchorage, AK 99501
Piledrivers and divers union.

Members: 70
Year Founded/Est. in Alaska | Worldwide/Alaska Employees: 1881/1955 | 1/1
Plasterers & Cement Masons Local 528
Nick Scott, Bus. Agent
825 E. Eighth Ave., Ste. 10
Anchorage, AK 99501
907-272-5113
opcmia528.org
Plasterers and Cement Masons labor organization. Local 528 offers skilled plasterers and cement masons/concrete finishers to companies to ensure our partners are able to perform quality work with skilled labor on concrete or plastering projects.

Members: 130
Year Founded/Est. in Alaska | Worldwide/Alaska Employees: 1967/1967 | 100+/2
Plumbers & Pipefitters UA Local 375
Bob Hubbard, Bus. Mgr.
3980 Boat St.
Fairbanks, AK 99709
907-479-6221
ualocal375.org
Train and refer members to signatory contractors for employment in the plumbing, pipefitting, and pipeline industry.

Members: 540
Year Founded/Est. in Alaska | Worldwide/Alaska Employees: 1947/1947 | 8/8
Public Employees Local 71
Jordan Adams, Business Mgr./Secretary-Treasurer
2510 Arctic Blvd.
Anchorage, AK 99503
907-276-7211
local71.com
Labor union.

Members: 1,600
Year Founded/Est. in Alaska | Worldwide/Alaska Employees: 1976/1976 | 12/12
Teamsters Local 959 (Anchorage)
Gary Dixon, Jr., Secretary-Treasurer
520 E. 34th Ave., Ste. 102
Anchorage, AK 99503
907-751-8500
akteamsters.com
Provides contract negotiation, contract administration, and other services to labor in a variety of industries throughout the state.

Members: 5,000
Year Founded/Est. in Alaska | Worldwide/Alaska Employees: 1941/1941 | 29/29
United Food & Commercial Workers
Frank Mutchie, Pres.
501 W. Northern Lights Blvd., Ste. 200
Anchorage, AK 99503
907-258-1496
ufcw1496.org
Local 1496-retail, office/clerical, sales distribution.

Members: 1,300,000
Year Founded/Est. in Alaska | Worldwide/Alaska Employees: 1941/1941 | 9/9
UTILITIES
Alaska Communications
Bill Bishop, Pres./CEO
600 Telephone Ave.
Anchorage, AK 99503
Alaska’s leading provider of managed IT services, high-speed internet, data networking, and voice communications.

Year Founded/Est. in Alaska | Worldwide/Alaska Employees: 1999/1999 | 535/487
Alaska Village Electric Cooperative
Bill Stamm, Pres./CEO
4831 Eagle St.
Anchorage, AK 99503
907-561-1818
avec.org
Provides electric power to fifty-eight communities in rural Alaska.

Year Founded/Est. in Alaska | Worldwide/Alaska Employees: 1967/1967 | 85/85
Anchorage Water & Wastewater Utility
Mark Corsentino, GM
3000 Arctic Blvd.
Anchorage, AK 99503
907-564-2700
awwu.biz
Anchorage Water & Wastewater Utility (AWWU) provides water and sewer service to resident and business customers inAnchorage, Chugiak-Eagle River, Peters Creek, Eklutna, and Girdwood.

Year Founded/Est. in Alaska | Worldwide/Alaska Employees: 1920/1921 | 280/280
Chugach Electric Association
Arthur Miller, CEO
5601 Electron Dr.
Anchorage, AK 99518
907-563-7494
chugachelectric.com
We provide safe, reliable, and affordable electricity through superior service and sustainable practices, powering the lives of our members.

Year Founded/Est. in Alaska | Worldwide/Alaska Employees: 1948/1948 | 460/460
Copper Valley Electric Association
Travis Million, CEO
PO Box 45
Glennallen, AK 99588
907-822-3211
cvea.org
Electric cooperative.

Year Founded/Est. in Alaska | Worldwide/Alaska Employees: 1959/1959 | 45/45
ENSTAR Natural Gas
John Sims, Pres.
PO Box 190288
Anchorage, AK 99519
907-277-5551
enstarnaturalgas.com
ENSTAR is a regulated public utility that delivers natural gas to 150,000 customers across Southcentral Alaska. For sixty years, ENSTAR has heated homes and businesses with clean-burning and efficient natural gas.

Year Founded/Est. in Alaska | Worldwide/Alaska Employees: 1961/1961 | 200/200
GCI
Ron Duncan, CEO
2550 Denali St., Ste. 1000
Anchorage, AK 99503
907-265-5600
gci.com
GCI delivers communication and technology services in the consumer and business markets. GCI has delivered services in Alaska for forty years to some of the most remote communities and in some of the most challenging conditions in North America.

Year Founded/Est. in Alaska | Worldwide/Alaska Employees: 1979/1979 | 1,900/1,900
Golden Valley Electric Association
John Burns, Pres./CEO
PO Box 71249
Fairbanks, AK 99707
907-452-1151
gvea.com
GVEA provides service to more than 45,149 meters in Fairbanks, Delta Junction, Nenana, Healy, and Cantwell. 3,296 miles of power lines; 35 substations, including mobile; 8 generating facilities; 381 megawatts of capacity; 5,973-square-mile service.

Year Founded/Est. in Alaska | Worldwide/Alaska Employees: 1946/1946 | 278/278
Interior Gas Utility
Daniel Britton, GM
2525 Phillips Field Rd.
Fairbanks, AK 99709
907-452-7111
interiorgas.com
Interior Gas Utility provides natural gas via a distribution system through the Fairbanks North Star Borough.

Year Founded/Est. in Alaska | Worldwide/Alaska Employees: 1997/1997 | 33/33
Matanuska Electric Association
Tony Izzo, CEO
163 E. Industrial Way
Palmer, AK 99645
907-761-9300
mea.coop
A member-owned electric cooperative that serves more than 55,000 members across nearly 4,600 miles of power lines in the Mat-Su & Eagle River areas. MEA’s mission is to provide safe, reliable energy at reasonable rates with exceptional member service.

Year Founded/Est. in Alaska | Worldwide/Alaska Employees: 1941/1941 | 218/218
MTA
Michael Burke, CEO
1740 S. Chugach St.
Palmer, AK 99645
907-745-3211
mtasolutions.com
As a key player in the economy of Southcentral Alaska, MTA provides residential and business technology solutions to empower member-owners and patrons to live a connected life. Today, MTA remains one of the largest technology co-ops in the US.

Year Founded/Est. in Alaska | Worldwide/Alaska Employees: 1953/1953 | 287/285