YOUR UTILITY BILL IS TOO HIGH!

And, it's about to go higher!

HELP US HELP YOU!
(Thank You!)

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DON'T BE FOOLED!

KENNEDY & NORDLUND
are the Official candidates of the IBEW Union

* Chugach Reliability Group
   = IBEW Union
* Chugach Action Committee 
   = IBEW Union

* IBEW Union = special
   interest, not your interest

DIRECTOR VOTING SCORE  Who are the Consumer Champions and who are the Sellouts?

UWE KALENKA - CHAMP!

"Pat" Kennedy - sellout!

"Jim" Nordlund - sellout!

"By their votes you shall 
know them!"

Chugach members reject scare mongering
3/30/09 Uwe Kalenka OpEd
3/22/08 Alex Gimarc OpEd
4/2/07 Ray Kreig OpEd

CHUGACH ELECTRIC 
SALARY LIST (2008)

Provided by Chugach Electric under member information bylaw

UPCOMING LABOR NEGOTIATIONS!

2006 IBEW CONTRACT

with IBEW on both sides of the bargaining table.

For 2009 negotiations:

Put independents UWE KALENKA & STEVE PRATT on the Board to represent consumer interests!

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   2009 Matanuska Electric Elections  IBEW Union sweeps MEA elections also.
2009 Chugach Electric Elections

Valid Ballots Cast:  10,439
Members eligible to vote:  66,034
Member participation:  15.8%

Election results - top three elected:

Right after these results were announced, board chair Rebecca Logan retrenched on transparency reforms and guided the board into making the election of board officers SECRET.  Logan last year pulled off a surprise take over and was elected board Chair with the support of IBEW Union backed directors.  By this secret process these 2009 officers were appointed:  Rebecca Logan, Chair, Jim Nordlund (IBEW-backed), Vice-chair, PJ Hill, Treasurer & Alex Gimarc, Secretary.

Of interest in these results:  The IBEW Union had ALL the money in this election.  There were no ads or mailers for pro-consumer candidates at all!  Yet only 150-373 votes ( 1.4 - 3.5% of those cast) separated the slates.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION, SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT!

Last year, Chugach Electric IBEW Union employees spent 
est. $1/4 million and brought in a Washington DC ad agency to take over the Chugach Electric Board

They will do similar things this year.  Why?
To repeat what they did in 2006 -- unfairly be on both sides of the bargaining table and secure abusive and outrageous labor contracts for themselves, wasting YOUR money!

It's time to return an independent majority 
to the Chugach Electric board

Please VOTE for Independents

             
Uwe KALENKA and Steve PRATT

Candidate Statements

UWE:  Proven track record, a 98% pro-consumer voting record during his service on the board!

STEVE:  Utility analyst, economist.  Says Chugach "will no longer be this monolithic monopoly where we can go out and rape, pillage, do whatever we want." [discussing future competition to existing Chugach practices]

Stop Special Interest Group Control Of Our Co-Op

Reformers don’t just "support", we actively work towards…

• An independent Board free of special interests 

• Actually negotiating fair labor contracts, for the first time in 19 years (labor is 65% of all controllable costs!)

• Budget minded leadership from the top down.  The board and the CEO they put in charge must be pro-consumer advocates committed to economic responsibility and reform.

• Running a tight ship -- so ratepayers pay no more than absolutely necessary for safe and reliable power

• Competitively bid contracts open to all union and non-union contractors

• Economically viable alternative fuel sources (Wind, Geothermal, Coal, Hydro, etc.)

• Energy conservation educational and awareness programs

• Joint action with other utilities on capital construction projects (if actions result in cost savings for Ratepayers)

• Tactical and strategic planning of power generation

• Meaningful performance measures that spur improved efficiency

• Watching the dollars big and small

• Open, honest communication with the members

• Director accountability -- audio taping of Board meetings

• Board of directors term limits

• Low cost, safe & reliable power

We oppose…

• Rubberstamping contract extensions, triple time and contract featherbedding

• Any waste of ratepayer's hard-earned cash

• Donating ratepayer dollars to General Manager’s special projects

• Feel good politics not in the ratepayers best economic interest

• Dishonest or misleading tactics to confuse voters

  Do not vote for the IBEW Union candidates 
"Pat" Kennedy and "Jim" Nordlund
Their voting records prove they will NOT serve your interests!

Chugach Electric Association ballots will be mailed to you on March 30th and must be voted and received by election contractor before NOON Monday April 27.

Look for your ballot envelope in the mail:

Vote for your interests, Vote UWE & STEVE

Chugach Consumers is a grassroots group of fiscally-concerned Chugach Electric members working for a cooperative that serves ratepayer-owner interests only!