Adam Prestidge
32:49 - 33:26
"Senator Steadman, I don't think there's any question on the labor side that this is a binding agreement. I think there was confusion or there was a concern that others out there thought that it wasn't, but I certainly believe that they agree that it's binding, want it to be binding. We feel the same way. It just seems that unfortunately some have interpreted it based on those headlines as non-binding, and that might be why some legislators thought it would be helpful to insert this amendment."
“Senator Steadman, I don't think there's any question on the labor side that this is a binding agreement. I think there was confusion or there was a concern that others out there thought that it wasn't, but I certainly believe that they agree that it's binding, want it to be binding. We feel the same way. It just seems that unfortunately some have interpreted it based on those headlines as non-binding, and that might be why some legislators thought it would be helpful to insert this amendment.”
- Speaker
- Adam Prestidge
- Timestamp
- 32:49 – 33:26
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- June 27, 2026
From the transcript
Senator Steadman, I don't think there's any question on the labor side that this is a binding agreement. I think there was confusion or there was a concern that others out there thought that it wasn't, but I certainly believe that they agree that it's binding, want it to be binding. We feel the same way. It just seems that unfortunately some have interpreted it based on those headlines as non-binding, and that might be why some legislators thought it would be helpful to insert this amendment. So my point here is we do have a binding MOU and so additional legislation is not necessary.
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