Industry groups oppose Alaska minimum wage ballot initiative, but say no campaign spending is planned

Several groups representing Alaska businesses are opposed to a ballot initiative that would increase the state’s minimum wage and guarantee Alaska workers paid sick leave, though no money has so far been spent campaigning against the measure.reported

Hall said the lack of campaign spending from the opposing side is due to the popularity of the initiative. Polling conducted in May by the “yes” campaign found that 64% of likely Alaska voters supported the measure. According to data collected by the campaign advocating in favor of the ballot measure, a quarter of Alaska workers do not currently have access to paid sick leave. The polling done by the campaign found three-quarters of Alaska voters support requiring private employers to provide paid sick leave.

Rebecca Logan, chief executive of the Alaska Support Industry Alliance, which represents companies supporting the oil and gas industry, said the increase in minimum wage would not affect the industry, but the sick leave policy would be “messing with their current HR and employee plans” for companies represented by the Alliance.

Hall said that shouldn’t cause concern because ultimately, workers are only guaranteed up to 56 hours of leave under the initiative, meaning the potential for abusing the policy is limited.

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