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Seward's Day is a legal holiday in the U.S. state of Alaska. This holiday falls on the last Monday in March and commemorates the signing of the Alaska Purchase treaty on March 30, 1867. [ 1 ] It is named for then- Secretary of State William H. Seward , who negotiated the purchase from Russia .
The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of Alaska from the Russian Empire by the United States for a sum of $7.2 million in 1867 (equivalent to $129 million in 2023) [1].On May 15 of that year, the United States Senate ratified a bilateral treaty that had been signed on March 30, and American sovereignty became legally effective across the territory on October 18.
Termination of Employment Convention: 1982 C158: Requirement for employers to give a good reason before dismissing a worker. No conclusions on revision. 36 4. Fair dismissal: Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Disabled Persons) Convention: 1983 C159: 83 3. Equality: Labour Statistics Convention: 1985 C160: 50 5. Administration
Stoeckl signed the Alaska Treaty in March 1867. [5] For successfully carrying out the negotiation, Tsar Alexander II rewarded him with US$25,000 and an annual pension of $6,000. [6] Due to declining health, Stoeckl resigned in 1869 and was made a Knight of the Order of the White Eagle on 20 April 1869.
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Alaska Airlines and its 7,000-member flight attendants union reached a tentative labor deal late Friday, concluding talks that lasted more than a year and a half.
Alaska's territorial legislature declared Alaska Day a holiday in 1917. It is a paid holiday for state employees. [7] [8] The annual celebration is held in Sitka, where schools release students early, many businesses close for the day, and events such as a parade and reenactment of the flag-raising are held.