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Name/Company Questions? For/Against Brief description Gregory Fast No Against Disservice at best to the workers to eliminate the "apprenticeship" requirement and replace it with an undefined "trainee" standard. Vickie Lam No Against Withdraw these proposed regulation changes to Title 8. Jeri Thompson No Against Do not change title 8 requirements for apprentices to change to trainee. Douglas OBrien No Against The apprenticeship programs are there to instill knowledge and the correct way of conducting construction duties with safety in place and awareness for hazards....... Amber Cartier, ABC of Yes In section 8 AAC 90.165 – In order for Alaska someone to obtain a trainee certificate of fitness must they still be indentured into an OA accredited program? Or will a person enrolled in an apprenticeship now fall under a “student trainee” since we are a federally registered education program? Ella Demoski No Against Opposed to the decision to end any apprenticeship electrical standards. John Hakala Yes Many concerns, see e-mail. See highlighted .pdf for questions. Patrick ODonnell No Against Opposed to the states anti apprenticeship regulation. Larry Denig No Against Maintain all union apprentice programs. Eugene Yerbich No Against Opposed to ending of any apprenticeship program. Deborah Kelly, Yes Many questions. See email. Statewide Apprenticeship Director NECA/IBEW Tom Taylor No Against Good apprenticeship programs are important. Mike Milligan No Against Opposed to any regulations that will weaken Alaska standards for apprenticeship. Schaffer John No Against Proper and accountable apprenticeship training. Robert Glorioso Yes Against Unjustly attempt to water down workers’ rights. What’s this new alternative that you’re trying to replace it with? Chip Curry No Against Ending apprenticeship programs is a bad idea. Cathy Jones, Local 942 No Against We need apprenticeships. and 341 A.J. “Joey” Merrick II, No Against Many concerns, see e-mail. Alaska District Council of Laborers Theodore Swanson Yes Against Many concerns, see e-mail. See highlighted .pdf for questions. Mike Notar No Against Reconsider these changes and leave what is already good practices alone. Eric Jensen No Against …our electrical apprenticeship programs are already the weakest in the country and that if you loosen up the regulations any more we not only will see higher fatalities in the industry from electrocutions and fires, but Alaska will be producing the lowest quality electricians and the lowest quality electrical work. Hannah Wilson Yes Against Are these the people you potentially want building public buildings? Would you feel safe in a building knowing it was built by one journeyman and ten potentially completely inexperienced "trainees"? Mike Desmond, No Against Does not support 90.140 & 90.300. Western Mechanical, Inc. Kyle Kaiser, OIF/OEF No Against The proposed changes/elimination of Veteran Electrical and plumbing/pipe-fitting apprenticeships is unacceptable. Bonnie Nichols No Against Not in the best interest of workforce dev. in the state. Margie Goodrich No Against I strongly oppose reducing or eliminating apprenticeship standards of competency. Patrice Parker No Against The rules and regulations are there for a very good reason - to protect the lives and limbs of the workers, and to protect the public from the dangers that come from shoddy workmanship. Robert Yost No Against Forward standard reply of opposition by local 341. Sergio F. Acuna, No Against Eliminating apprenticeship standards, Business Rep. and allowing journey worker to trainee Laborers’ Local 341 ratios of up to 10:1 would create dangerous job site conditions and put construction workers at greater risk of serious injury and death. Joseph Smith No Against Forward standard reply of opposition by local 341. Don Rouleau No Against Forward standard reply of opposition by local 341. Tyler Svedin No Against Forward standard reply of opposition by local 341. Kimberly Thimsen- No Against Forward standard reply of opposition by Whitehead local 341. Charmalee Howard Yes Against Why would you want to turn this state into another Alabama? Seanna Hines Yes Against Do we need a first death/lawsuit to support out any perceived cost reductions??? Dale Rooney No Against Apprenticeship is the foundation of expertise for skilled craft workers. Please to not eliminated this requirement. Michael Rodgers No Against I'm against the Proposed Regulations to weaken apprentice standards. Alex Chung No Against These so-called regulations will place workers at greater harm. Please put a stop to these efforts. Nona Dimond, IBEW No Against …would wreak havoc on Alaska’s construction apprenticeships. Becky Moeller No Against Safety workers and me as a tourist. Michael Speciale, No Against Making these proposed changes will IBEW ultimately culminate in a net loss of value to our state. To save us from a thesis, I will reduce my concerns to a pithy quote. George McGuan Yes Against What I would like to know most of all is why this change was deemed to be necessary. Was there any input from a single tradesman or tradeswoman? Sean Kelley No Against These regulations undercut our longstanding, privately-funded training programs supported by contractors and construction workers Brandon McGuire No Against Both the proposed changes in apprenticeships and licensing are ridiculous and will only hurt the state in the long run. It's obvious that whoever came up with this idea has no clue what they are doing. Michelle Gillette No Against Stop job-killing, harmful regulations Cam Farrally Yes Against Did you know the IBEW was formed to fight for worker safety because at the time (the 1890’s) being a power lineman was the most dangerous job on earth? Shanah Stone No Against Puts workers, their rigorous training, and their future on the line. Dennis O’Connell No Against I feel the proposed worker safety are a dangerous move since they weaken worker safety overall. Amber Cartier, ABC of No See letter. Several concerns. Alaska Tyler Desjarlais No As a citizen voicing my opinion during public comment, I oppose changes to proposed regulations to increase the ratio of journeyman to apprentices from 1:1 to 10:1. Shelly Fraley Yes Against I ask you, would you yourself rather have someone working on your job who could cause harm or be harmed due to poor training. Imagine if that were your son, daughter, husband, wife or grandchild. See email for comments. Steve Wisdorf, Wired No Against I am TOTALLY Opposed to these new AK LLC regulations. John Jensen No Against I am highly dubious about the proposed change to apprenticeship training programs for Alaska electricians and plumbers. James B. Hamilton No Against Barbara McDaniel No Against Protect Alaskans and Jobs - Say No to Proposed Regulations April Lewis No Against These changes lower education & safety for our state's workforce & should not be approved. Jason P. Ebberson No Against Keeping the COF is necessary to save lives. This isn’t a game. Joel Ramert No Against The most important and meaningful training and knowledge in apprenticeship programs is the one on one work with a journeyman. Everett Collins No Against James Dahl No Against Eliminating apprenticeship standards, and allowing journeyworker to trainee ratios of up to 10:1 would create dangerous job site conditions and put construction workers at greater risk of serious injury and death. Mike Snell No Against If this change in regulation occurs there will be added injuries and hazardous work done that will expose workers and the public to injury. Terry McGahan No Against This change is a terrible idea, Alaska's work place is dangerous enough .keep the existing system intact. Bob Peters No Against Maverick Boyer No Against Protect Alaskans and Jobs - Say No to Proposed Regulations Joe Peters No Against I oppose this legislation. Nathan Smith No Against Do not go ahead with these changes, please. Susan Miller No Against Do not implement a New regulation that allows unskilled workers to work on job sites. Leo Grasso No Against I am writing to express my strong opposition to the proposed changes of the Alaska administrative code regarding journeyman certificate of fitness for plumber, electricians and power lineman. Steven Horwatt No Against Stop job-killing, harmful regulations Janell Grenier No Against No one should be allowed to cut corners. Any Korzenwhisky No Against This is a terrible idea for skilled professions and trades, especially in the dangerous electrical field. Thayne Hacking No Against Wanting to reduce the ratio of jry to apprentice is a bad decision. Ryan Burnett No Against The proposed ratio change from 1:1 to 10:1 for journeyman/apprentice ratio is unfathomable. Robert Schachle No Against I truly think by bypassing Apprenticeship and taking away the fitness card I believe it will hurt Alaska as a hole. John Waldrop No Against This proposed regulation is absolutely a joke and not needed in Alaska! Brannon Nichols Yes (after Against Why would we loosen requirements to the obtain certification in some of the most deadline) dangerous jobs in the State? Clayton Bessette, UA No Against To remove regulations exposes the Local 375 public and the workforce to severe and even fatal accidents. Aspen Marlin No Against If we make it a 10-1 ratio with little to no training it will be pure chaos. John Johnson No Against Bring down the knowledge and training as well as prolong the apprenticeship to the extent the good workers will seek other jobs with ample pay. Jesse Kolbeck No Against It would be a huge mistake to take away the apprentice for our lineman trade, we need the time and knowledge put in to maintain our electrical grid safely and properly. George Radulescu No Against Seth Hurd No Against My biggest concern is safety for the workers and these proposed changes laugh in the face of safety.