by Irish Olivares | Mar 26, 2018 | AFT, ALUTIIQ (DODEA Bus Operations), Announcements, Customs & Quarantine, DPW (Bus Operations), GCC Support Staff, GDOE Support Staff, GDOE Teachers, Guam Behavioral Health & Wellness Center, Guam Fire Department, Guam Memorial Hospital Authority, Guam Police Department, Guam Port Authority, Guam Waterworks Authority, National News, UOG Support Staff
A spirit of activism is rising among educators across the country, and it’s not just on picket lines: From Maine to California, Governing the States and Localities reports that many teachers are choosing to run for legislative seats. Fed up with poorly informed...
by Irish Olivares | Jan 23, 2018 | AFT, National News
In an amicus brief filed Friday in Janus v. AFSCME, which the U.S. Supreme Court is set to consider next month, the AFT argues that collective bargaining plays a vital role in improving public sector workplaces. The brief also notes that the anti-union plaintiff and...
by Irish Olivares | Jan 8, 2018 | Announcements, National News
Since 1991, the Union Plus Scholarship Program has awarded more than $4.2 million to students of working families who want to begin or continue their post-secondary education. Over 2,800 families have benefited from our commitment to higher education. Learn more here...
by Irish Olivares | Jan 4, 2018 | Local News, National News
Educators can get a jump-start planning for the new year by exploring the most watched, read and downloaded Share My Lesson resources from this past year. A new best-of-2017 collection features can’t-miss webinars, blogs, lessons, collections and more. Check it...
by Irish Olivares | Jan 3, 2018 | National News
As we ring in 2018, the AFT has been reflecting on all the ways our locals, our state federations and our members were out in force in 2017—fighting budget cuts; privatization; austerity; and the attacks on workers, the middle class, the safety net, healthcare, and...
by Irish Olivares | Dec 28, 2017 | National News
A new report looks at numerous case studies where members of labor unions have used their freedom to join strong unions and collective voice to fight for improvements that benefit all working families in communities throughout America. Learn more and download the...
