by Toneshia Harris | Jul 25, 2018 | Announcements, Local News
Get your annual FREE TB Test for GFT members and their immediate family on Saturday, August 11, 2018 from 10am – 2pm at GPO (in front of Cinnabon). Health and wellness information from various vendors will also be available and open to the public. For more...
by Toneshia Harris | Jul 23, 2018 | Announcements, DPW (Bus Operations), Local News
DPW bus driver members are particularly concerned with the conditions of their substations. Dilapidated buildings and inadequate shelters and restrooms are a few of the conditions bus drivers encounter. Accommodations for substations were among many other conditions...
by Toneshia Harris | Jul 18, 2018 | Customs & Quarantine, Guam Police Department, Local News
Public testimonies from union representatives, police officers and management were heard at the public hearing for Bill 303-34. All testimonies favored the passage of the bill. Bill 303-34 would remove language in PEMRA and 2 GARR that denies collective bargaining...
by Toneshia Harris | Jul 13, 2018 | Customs & Quarantine, Guam Police Department, Local News
Senator Michael San Nicolas has introduced Bill 303-34 which would amend PEMRA and 2 GARR by removing language that arguably denies collective bargaining rights for law enforcement officers. GFT has petitioned for exclusive recognition on behalf of Guam’s law...
by Toneshia Harris | Jul 9, 2018 | AFT, Local News, National News
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Wednesday (6/27/18) that government workers who choose not to join a union cannot be charged for the cost of collective bargaining. The case centered on what are known as fair-share or agency fees. In the United States, a union...
