Friends Helping Friends
August 1998
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STAFF HOURS:MONDAY THRU FRIDAY, 7AM -- 5PM
FOR YOUR RE-EMPLOYMENT, RETRAINING, RELOCATION,
SUPPORT AND OVERALL SOCIAL WELL BEING.
Jerry Collins, Peer Counselor 7A - 3:30P
jcollins@comregaf.state.ak.us
Paul Lamm, Peer Counselor, 8:30A - 5P
plamm@comregaf.state.ak.us
Lani Robb, Vocational Counselor, 8A - 4:30P
lrobb@comregaf.state.ak.us
Peri Shapansky, CDS I, 7A - 3:30P
pshapansky@comregaf.state.ak.us
Dave Sharman, Business Counselor, 8A - 2P
dsharman@comregaf.state.ak.us
Our individual staff lunch times are staggered between the hours of 11a.m. -- 1:30p.m. If you desire to meet with one of our staff between these hours or during off hours please let us know. Locally you can reach us at 247-7526. Our toll free telephone number is 1-888-795-7526. Let the Internet access speed your communication to us by using the web and e-mail addresses as listed above.
New Hires:Indicator of Opportunities
Each year, analysts from the Alaska Department of Labor collect data on "new hires" in Alaska. This article explains what new hires are and how new hires information can be used. The accompanying tables indicate which Ketchikan and statewide employers hired the most new employees between July 1, 1996, and June 30, 1997. For more information on new hires, see the March issue of Alaska Economic Trends. It is available on the Internet at www.state.ak.us/local/akpages/LABOR/trends/trends.htm or by request from the Alaska Department of Labor, Research and Analysis Section, PO Box 25501, Juneau, AK 99802-5501.
Firms with employees working in Alaska are required to report quarterly social security numbers, occupation, work site location, and wages earned for each of their employees to the Alaska Department of Labor (AKDOL). From this information, AKDOL is able to determine the number of "new hires" that companies employ. A new hire is defined as an employee of a business who was not working for that business in any of the four previous quarters. During a given year, a worker can be counted as a new hire for more than one employer but not more than once for the same employer.
New hires information should not be taken as an indication of which companies are presently hiring. It is also not an indication that jobs are necessarily available nor that any of the listed companies will be hiring in the future. It can, however, be a useful resource for examining which and what types of companies were hiring in the recent past.
A few cautions are in order when looking at new hires information. In some cases, a new business may have hired an entire staff during a particular period, thus showing a high new hires number, but it may now be fully staffed and no longer in need of new workers. Another caution is that large numbers of new hires can indicate seasonal and not year-round employment. In Southeast Alaska, this is particularly true of fishing and tourism-related jobs.
Following are two tables of new hires information. The first table shows the 25 employers in the Ketchikan area with the most new hires for the four quarters between July 1, 1996, and June 30, 1997. It includes the number of new hires and the employer's type of business. The second table covers the same time period and includes the 50 Alaska employers with the most new hires, the number of new hires, the type of business, and headquarters or largest work site.
Client Corner Update Time!
Over the next month, a member of the staff at KCTC will be calling each one of you in order to find out how you are, and if there is anything we can do to assist you. This call will be different from the regular call you get from your peer counselors in that it will be a part of a comprehensive follow up. We want to make sure that we have correct addresses, phone numbers, and find out if we can assist you better.
The calls will be made in the evening as a good portion of you are listed as working. Unfortunately, this may mean we might catch you during dinner. If we do, do not hesitate to ask us to call at a later time. Please take the time to answer the questions from our staff when they call you. They would appreciate it very much.
Client Highlights
There are so many of you who have made a successful transition from life at KPC to new places of employment, school, and retirement. We would like to put the highlights of your successful transition in the newsletter to encourage those who may be struggling with their transition or to provide ideas to those who are not sure of where they would like to be after their transition. By giving us a synopsis of your transition you may help out a fellow KPC dislocated employee.
Additionally, it is a good way to let your buddies from the mill know what you are up to. Please e-mail (you can reach any of our staff via our web page at www.cybrrcat.com/jtpo/jtpoindex.html ), or call (1-888-795-7526), or send us a letter telling us about your transition. Lastly, is there a working buddy that you lost contact with? Let us know, maybe we can help you get in touch with them.
--KCTC Staff On-the-Job Training Both TAA and JTPA have funds for occupational skills training, job search, and relocation upon receipt of a bona fide job offer. Both agencies also have On-the-Job (OJT) training programs which allow workers, who would not necessarily be competitive for a position, to receive the necessary training while working for an employer. The training needs to be different than that which an employer would consider part of the normal process of hiring. The worker's wage would be subsidized for a period of time that is deemed necessary for the client to be fully trained on the job. The employer must commit to hiring the client on as a full time, permanent employee following the OJT period. If you are interested in learning about the OJT program please call (907) 247-7526 or 1-888-795-7526. Employment Service Update Hello from the Alaska Employment Service. I'm back and here to help you become gainfully employed in a suitable, rewarding, satisfying job. If you haven't come into the center to see me yet, please do so. This is the time of year when jobs are most plentiful. If you are outside the Ketchikan area and are looking for work within this area please call me on the toll-free line. I can assist you over the phone too.
If you have a resume please let me know. I have only a handful of resumes on file and I can better serve you if I have a copy on hand. You can mail, fax, or email it too. We need to have one on disk here too so we can refer you to employers expediently. If you choose to fax your resume remember the fax machine does not always do you justice so plan on either mailing or emailing one if you can.
Sending your disk is another good idea. My goal is to help as many people get jobs while the getting is good as possible. The most effective way is to refer you to employers then let you know we did. If there are any employers is this area that you don't want to be referred to please let us know. We do not want to put you into a situation that you do not feel comfortable with. I look forward to seeing you and serving you in your re-employment efforts. My e-mail address is: Doug_Giles@ajcn.state.ak.us
Thank you, Doug Giles
On the Rocks & Stressed Out Let New Chance be the key to your future! KCTC Grievance Policy All non-program (TAA, JTPA) grievances will be resolved through the Grievance procedure established by the Transition Center Committee. If you have an issue that needs resolution, please fill out the information requested on the form and place the form in a sealed envelope.
Submit the sealed envelope to the receptionist. The receptionist will put this sealed envelope in the Committee's mail box. A Committee member will check the mail box daily and if an issue or issues have been submitted to be grieved then the Committee member in receipt will notify the other voting members of the Committee of the grievance.
You will receive a letter within a week letting you know the Committee is in receipt of your grievance. The three Committee members you select to hear your grievance will meet as soon as possible to do so. You will be notified, by mail, as soon as the Committee makes a decision in regard to your grievance.
The forms and envelopes can be pick-up at the front desk from the receptionist. Keep in mind that the center is here for you, the dislocated worker, and it is your job to make sure you receive the services you deserve.
Let New Chance be the window to your future! Ketchikan Pulp Company Video
If any of you are interested, KPC is selling copies of the Ketchikan Pulp Company Video for $5.00 a piece. As some of you may remember, a video crew was hired to shoot video of the mill in the last months of operation. In order to purchase a video you may send a check or money order for $8.00 (cost of the video and 1st class postage) to Christine Oakes, PO Box 6600, Ketchikan, AK 99901, or you may call her at (907) 228-2285 to order. A Secondary Dislocated Worker?
Under the National Reserve Grant, there are services available through the Department of Community & Regional Affairs, Job Training Partnership Program (JTPA) at the Ketchikan Career Transition Center for job search, relocation, and occupational skills training for folks who are secondarily dislocated from their jobs due to the closure of the Ketchikan Pulp Company. Qualifying as a secondary lay off is based on individual eligibility determination but would include those workers who worked for a company that had direct contracts (timber related) with KPC and due to the closure of the mill, were subsequently let go from their jobs with little or no hope of returning to work permanently full-time. If you or someone you know may qualify for these services, please call Wendy or Peri today at (907) 225-PLAN or toll free 1-888-795-7526.
--Wendy Ness KCTC Management Committee Mission Statement
The committee is committed to provide programs, guidance, and oversight to KCTC in a way that supports and identifies:
The Committee will serve as a liaison between workers and local, state, and federal entities in a way that will provide outreach and advocacy on behalf of affected workers and families directed toward achieving self sufficiency.
Committee members are: Gary Benton, IUOE; Amy King, KPC Management; Paul
Lamm, AWPPW; Vera Plumb, IBEW; Lauri Zadina, KPC non-union workers. If you have any questions please
Ketchikan New Hires (July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2024)
Alaska New Hires (July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2024)
Rank
Employer
Industry
Total
New Hires1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Wards Cove Packing Co., Inc.
Alaska General Processors
Norquest Seafoods, Inc.
Signature Seafoods, Inc.
Williams, Inc. (Alaskan & Proud)
Ketchikan General
City of Ketchikan
Carr Gottstein Foods Co.
Ocean Harvest, LLC
Ketchikan Entertainment Center
The Landing
Ketchikan Gateway Borough(KGB)
KGB School District
Alaska Pacific Powder Company
Alaska Dept of Administration
Reward Seafood, Inc.
Steamers
Trident Seafoods Corporation
Annabelles, Inc.
Evergreen Timber, LLC
Glacier Bay Foods, Inc.
University of Alaska
Taquan Air Service, Inc.
Dockside Trading Co.
Mahalo, Inc.
Seafood Processing
Seafood Processing
Seafood Processing
Seafood Processing
Grocery
Hospital
Government
Grocery
Seafood Processing
Bowling Center
Hotel /Eating Establishment
Government
School
Explosives/Mining Supplies
Government
Seafood Processing
Eating Establishment
Seafood Processing
Eating Establishment
Logging
Eating Establishment
University
Air Carrier
Souvenir Shop
Seafood Processing
425
279
274
185
145
137
129
116
110
103
98
97
90
78
76
73
72
71
69
67
66
65
64
59
58
Rank
Employer
Type
of BusinessHeadquarters/
Alaska SiteTotal
New Hires1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
26
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
42
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
Alaska Dept of Admin.
Carr Gottstein Foods Co.
University of Alaska
Fred Meyer Shopping Centers
Anchorage School District
Trident Seafoods Corporation
Wards Cove Packing Co., Inc.
Providence Hospital
Cook Inlet Processing
Kmart Corporation
Norquest Seafoods, Inc.
Icicle Seafoods, Inc.
Unisea, Inc.
Aramark Leisure Services Group
Pizza Hut
Alaska Commercial Co.
Burger King
Municipality of Anchorage
Ocean Beauty Seafoods, Inc.
Ogden Facility Management of AK
Adams & Associates, Inc.
McDonalds
Denali Foods, Inc.
Kelly Services, Inc.
H C Price Co.
Sears Roebuck and Co.
Safeway, Inc./Seattle Division
Wal-Mart/Sam's Club
North Star School District
Alaska Hotel Properties, Inc.
Manpower International, Inc.
Inlet Fisheries, Inc.
Lower Kuskokwim School District
North Employment Agency
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Hanna Auto Wash, Inc.
North Pacific Processors, Inc.
North Slope Borough
Dragnet Fisheries Co., Inc.
Peter Pan Seafoods, Inc.
Fountainhead Development
Peak Oilfield Services
Westmark Hotels, Inc.
Piping Design Services, Inc.
Laidlaw Transit, Inc.
Wendy's Hamburgers
Westours Motorcoaches, Inc.
Alaska Airlines, Inc.
Nordstrom, Inc.
Alyeska Resort
Government
Grocery
University
Grocery/General Merchandise
School
Seafood Processing
Seafood Processing
Hospital
Seafood Processing
General Merchandise
Seafood Processing
Seafood Processing
Seafood Processing
Catering/Concessionaire
Eating Establishment
Grocery/General Merchandise
Eating Establishment
Government
Seafood Processing
Facilities Management
Employment Agency
Eating Establishment
Eating Establishment
Temporary Employment
Pipeline Service/Construction
General Merchandise
Grocery
General Merchandise
School
Hotels & Lodging
Temporary Employment
Seafood Processing
School
Employment Agency
Eating Establishment
Car Wash
Seafood Processing
Government
Seafood Processing
Seafood Processing
Hotels & Lodging
Oil Field Services/Construction
Hotel
Engineering Services
Bus Charter Services
Eating Establishment
Tour Buses
Air Carrier
Department Store
Hotel/Resort
Juneau
Anchorage
Fairbanks
Anchorage
Anchorage
Akutan
Naknek
Anchorage
Nikiski
Anchorage
Ketchikan
Petersburg
Dutch Harbor
Anchorage
Anchorage
Anchorage
Anchorage
Anchorage
Kodiak
Anchorage
Anchorage
Anchorage
Anchorage
Anchorage
Fairbanks
Anchorage
Anchorage
Anchorage
Fairbanks
Denali Park
Anchorage
Kenai
Bethel
Anchorage
Anchorage
Anchorage
Kodiak
Barrow
Kenai
King Cove
Fairbanks
Anchorage
Anchorage
Dallas, TX
Anchorage
Anchorage
Fairbanks
Anchorage
Anchorage
Girdwood
2,380
2,001
1,965
1,673
1,546
1,515
1,404
1,356
1,329
1,181
992
969
859
844
843
834
827
812
806
773
688
687
681
668
660
651
651
648
636
619
612
598
597
588
584
574
569
559
555
553
507
504
504
482
475
474
460
459
439
435
Ever feel like taking a long walk off a short pier? Do you get that feeling that nobody understands? Turn to talk to a friend and they just aren't there? Well look no further. The "Warm Line" can be a friend any time of the day or night. The "Warm Line" is a 24 hour response line sponsored by the folks at Gateway Center for Human Services, Mental Health Division. It is all completely confidential, and free of charge to dislocated workers and their immediate families. So call them anytime, day or night, at (907)254-1256.
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