...Bradley Lake hydroelectric project and helped out during the Valdez oil spill. James retired from the Alaska's Laborers Union in the 1990's. The family wrote, " Jim loved Alaska. He enjoyed halibut fishing, playing cards, going for 'Long...

...National Labor Relations Board Thursday after receiving a letter saying he'd be fired if he didn't pay dues to the Laborers' Union representing workers there. ''I'm not anti-union,'' said Mark Baker, 29, in an interview Thursday...

...Elmendorf Air Force Base, and for Bechtel, on the Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline in Valdez. He retired from the Alaska Laborers Union in 1977. Mr. Mackey once said if he found a woman who could live in the bush, he'd marry her. But he remained...