GFT Holiday Hours Christmas 2021 and New Year’s Day
Wishing you a very Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a Happy New Year from all of us at GFT! The end of the year is always a time for reflection, and it has been an unprecedented year for us. This year has been hard with all the constant workplace changes due to...
Representing GovGuam Agencies and Alutiiq Bus Drivers
GFT, AFT Local 1581, exclusively represents the Guam Department of Education Teachers and Support Staff, Guam Memorial Hospital Nurses and Staff, University of Guam Support Staff, Guam Community College Support Staff, Guam Waterworks, Guam Fire Department, Department of Public Health and Social Services Eligibility Specialists, Guam Port Authority, Department of Public Works Bus Drivers, Alutiiq Bus Drivers, Guam Police Department, Customs and Quarantine, Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center and the Department of Corrections, Port Authority of Guam Police I and II, Port Security Guard (Armed), Psychiatric Nurses, Psychiatric Technicians, and Department of Public Works Sanitation Division.
SICK LEAVE DONATIONS
Fellow member, Evelyn Vicente Caraig of DOE, is in need of sick leave as she is still recovering from her medical condition. If you would like to share some of your leave, then please contact the GFT Office at 735-4390. Any help is greatly appreciated.
CHACO SHARES HER STORY
GFT member, Evangeline Chaco, a mammography technologist at the Guam Memorial Hospital, shares her fight for her job to members at the 9th GFT Annual Convention. Chaco was terminated from GMH in 2011. Through GFT’s representation, Chaco appealed the...
WANT TO HELP? JOIN THE GFT HEALTH FAIR COMMITTEE!
Members interested in volunteering to be a part of GFT’s annual TB Test and Health Fair Committee may contact the GFT office at 735-4390 or email gerri@gftunion.com. The annual event will include free TB Tests for members and their immediate family as well...
SICK LEAVE DONATIONS
Fellow member, Mary Nolte of DOE, is in need of sick leave. If you would like to donate your leave, then please contact the GFT office at 735-4390. Any hellp is greatly appreciated!
GUAM EDUCATION BOARD MEETING ON APRIL 26 AT MERIZO ELEM. 6PM
The next Guam Education Board meeting will be on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at Merizo elementary school cafeteria at 6pm. Parents, students, teachers, administrators and all other stakeholders are encouraged to attend for the latest updates in our public schools....
ELECTION RESULTS: GFT DELEGATES FOR AFT CONVENTION
GFT members have placed their votes for GFT Delegates at the AFT Convention to be held in July. Tim Fedenko (President), Sanjay Sharma (Vice-President), James Lujan (Treasurer), and Eugene San Nicolas Santos (ALUTIIQ Steward) have been voted to represent GFT...
ORGANIZE & MOBILIZE TO WIN!
GFT members had the opportunity to meet with AFT Western Regional Director, Gerard Friesz, at GFT’s 9th Annual Convention held last month. Friesz expressed the frustrations that union members experience in their jobs with issues such as in DOE and the Port...
NEW MEMBERSHIP CARDS!
New GFT membership cards were mailed to all members last month. If you have not received your card, then please contact the GFT office at 735-4390 or email irish@gftunion.com. You may use your new card to access various local discounts throughout the...
SUPPORT THE CHICAGO TEACHERS
Sign the petition to show our brothers and sisters in Chicago you support them as they fight for fair funding and fair treatment on their job. Sign here
INQUIRE ABOUT INCOME TAX RETURN PREPARATION BENEFITS FOR GFT MEMBERS!
GFT members can save 50% off what they spent last year for tax preparation! Call the GFT Office today at 735-4390 to schedule an appointment. Members will need to provide a copy of their 2014 tax return. For more information you may contact the GFT Office or email...
SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS
High school students in need of Service Learning Credits have a big opportunity to assist GFT with a project next month. Interested students may contact Irish Olivares at the GFT Office at 735-4390 or email irish@gftunion.com.
CCU APPROVES FIRST GFT – GWA COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT!
The Consolidated Commission on Utilities (CCU) approved the very first GFT - GWA Collective Bargaining Agreement on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at the CCU meeting. The agreement has been signed and ratified by GFT, GWA and the CCU. The agreement is now active...