Les is More: 
All Government Union contracts have annual step increases AND scale steps built in that gives State employees a 3-4% wage increase every year, before any new contract negotiations begin. By now I'm sure you have all heard the Gov. and the Juneau minions claim: "We could cut every state employee and still not put a dent in the HUGE budget hole". The implication is that we should not cut any government and protect every state job at all costs. How much is Alaska's payroll? HOW ABOUT MORE THAN TWO ($2) $BILLION. There are ~17,4000 employees on the payroll and an additional ~5000 in the University system.
It is very difficult to determine the exact number(S) in the University system, just a few months ago the Chancellor of UAF stated the Fairbanks campus had 7000 employees. Then there are other agencies like AHFC, Alaska Aerospace., AIDEA, etc. Pleasse see the link to the site comparing FY 2006 to FY 2016
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