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(AK) Unions spending big to defeat city labor law in November
http://www.adn.com/article/20140909/unions-spending-big-defeat-city-labor-law-novemberUnions spending big to defeat city labor law in November
Devin Kelly
September 9, 2014
Unions determined to defeat Anchorage’s controversial labor law at the ballot box in November have launched a campaign marked by heavy advertising spending.
The No on 1 - Repeal 37 campaign recently purchased $300,000 in radio advertising, according to a Sept. 4 filing with the Alaska Public Offices Commission.
“It’s going to be tight in this market because of all the other races,” said Gerard Asselin, president of the Anchorage Coalition of Unions and an Anchorage police sergeant. “So we made the decision up front to buy as much radio as we could.”
Another $13,000 has been spent to run ads on People Mover buses. The ads, which began running Monday and will stay up until Oct. 5, feature the slogan “Keep Anchorage Safe” above the words “No on 1” and “Repeal AO-37.”
