Labor Certification at Work

The University of Alaska Anchorage hockey team is in the middle of its best season in years, and head coach Dave Shyiak is a potential candidate for Western Collegiate Hockey Association coach of the year. So why has UAA started a national search for a new head coach? When he was hired 18 months ago to replace John Hill, Shyiak, a Canadian, was working under a temporary permit, something Cobb knew when he made the hire. Shyiak has worked in the U.S. under a variety of temporary permits since joining the Northern Michigan University coaching staff in 1995. Even though Shyiak still has time remaining on his temporary permit, he is applying for permanent residency, his “green card,” now. The university must conduct a national search for a head coach as part of that process. “There’s different steps to obtain permanent residency status, and I’m at that point and time right now,” Shyiak said. “I’m doing this because of the welfare of my family. This is the most important thing in my agenda.”  Click here for the full story.

i am not much of a hockey fan but the “search” seems like a waste of time.  Any idea of what will happen?

KJ