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Putting Experience to Work

The State of Alaska enacted the Public Employees Relations Act in 1972 and the Supervisors were some of the first employees to petition for representation. They have been represented by APEA/AFT since that time. The Supervisory Unit (SU) makes up three chapters within APEA/AFT; Southcentral, Southeast and Northern Chapters is comprised of approximately 2,400 members.

Each Chapter has it’s own leadership, bylaws,and one supervisor from each of APEA/AFT’s Regions sit on the APEA-AFT Board of Directors.The Bargaining Committee is comprised of a Negotiator and Alternate from each region. Members may serve in various capacities from employee representative to local chapter officer to executive board member. Positions often come open. Check with an employee representative for current opportunities to serve your local chapter.

	graph TD
	    subgraph Local 4900
	        A[Members]
	        B[Chapters]
	        C[Chairs & Vice-Chairs]
	    end
	    subgraph APEA
	        D[Board]
	    end
	    subgraph AFT
	        E[National Delegates]
	    end
	    subgraph AFL-CIO
	        F[Alaska AFL-CIO]
	    end
	
	    A --> B
	    B --> C
	    C --> D
	    D --> E
	    D --> F

Acronym	Full Name
SU	Supervisory Unit
APEA	Alaska Public Employees Association
AFT	American Federation of Teachers
E Board	State Supervisory Executive Board
NSU	Northern Supervisory Unit
ACE	Anchorage Council of Education
EPIC	Employees Political Information Committee
FAQ	Frequently Asked Questions