Post by Logan on Apr 26, 2016 2:45:05 GMT -6
Laid-off oil workers say Alaskans' jobs should be protected over Outsiders'
In November, Deral Wise was making $3,000 a week as an electrical designer for CH2M Hill working on a North Slope oil field project. Now, he’s collecting $376 in weekly unemployment benefits, and looking for work as far away as the Lower 48.
Wise is one of hundreds of casualties who have lost their job in the Alaska oil patch in the last year, a victim of low oil prices that have forced companies to slash projects and personnel to survive.
Wise, 55, is dipping into a retirement account to make ends meet.
But he’s not just worried about finances and his family of four. He’s also worried about the state economy.
He’s sent letters to numerous state lawmakers and the governor, complaining about the lack of Alaskans working in the industry and keeping their jobs.
Read more: www.adn.com/article/20160424/laid-oil-workers-say-alaskans-jobs-should-be-protected-over-outsiders
In November, Deral Wise was making $3,000 a week as an electrical designer for CH2M Hill working on a North Slope oil field project. Now, he’s collecting $376 in weekly unemployment benefits, and looking for work as far away as the Lower 48.
Wise is one of hundreds of casualties who have lost their job in the Alaska oil patch in the last year, a victim of low oil prices that have forced companies to slash projects and personnel to survive.
Wise, 55, is dipping into a retirement account to make ends meet.
But he’s not just worried about finances and his family of four. He’s also worried about the state economy.
He’s sent letters to numerous state lawmakers and the governor, complaining about the lack of Alaskans working in the industry and keeping their jobs.
Read more: www.adn.com/article/20160424/laid-oil-workers-say-alaskans-jobs-should-be-protected-over-outsiders