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2019-04-15 Senate Journal
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Full Journal pdf2019-04-15 Senate Journal Page 0832 Yeas: Begich, Giessel, Gray-Jackson, Kawasaki, Kiehl, Olson Nays: Birch, Bishop, Coghill, Costello, Hoffman, Hughes, Micciche, Reinbold, Shower, Stedman, Stevens, von Imhof, Wilson Excused: Wielechowski and so, Amendment No. 1 failed. Senator Kawasaki offered Amendment No. 2 : Page 1, line 1, following "trade;": Insert "urging the United States Congress to change the production wage rate calculation in the United States-Mexico- Canada Agreement to provide that the production wage rate will be adjusted for inflation;" Page 3, line 8, following "marketplace;": Insert "and WHEREAS, under ch. 4, art. 7, n. 76 of the United States- Mexico-Canada Agreement, the production wage rate of $16 an hour is not tied to inflation, which allows employers the option to ignore inflation and pay workers less than the agreement intends;" Page 3, line 11, following "agreement": Insert "with a change to allow adjustment of the production wage rate for inflation" Page 3, line 17, following "United States": Insert "; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature urges the United States Congress to change the production wage rate calculation under ch. 4, art. 7, n. 76 of the United States-Mexico- Canada Agreement to provide that the production wage rate will be adjusted for inflation" Senator Kawasaki moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 2. Senator Costello objected.