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 Waterworks, Guam Fire Department, Department of Public Health and Social Services Eligibility Specialists, Guam Port Authority, Department of Public Works Bus Drivers, and Alutiiq Bus Drivers. GFT is pursuing exclusive representation for Guam Police Department, Customs and Quarantine, Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center and the Department of Corrections.
GFT CALLS ON 40% PAY RECIPIENTS IN PUBLIC SAFETY & LAW ENFORCEMENT: CURRENT & RETIRED
GFT has taken action in the Superior Court of Guam against the Government of Guam Retirement Fund for inaccurate calculations of retirement income for public safety and law enforcement officers. PL29-105 mandated that all public safety and law enforcement officers be...
GFT MEMBER APPLICANTS FOR FINANCIAL BENEFITS
United Financial Services has provided a great package of benefits for GFT members and their family for life insurance, tax-free retirement income and supplemental medical income. If you have submitted the application forms and had the free physical examination, then...
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY QUIZ NITE 4/20/2018
Habitat for Humanity is hosting Quiz Nite on April 20, 2018 at the Sheraton Resort. A table of 6 is $300 and can be purchased at the Habitat Office. Grand prize is $600. Doors open at 5:30pm, dinner starts at 6:30 and the game will begin at 7:30pm. For more...
NEXT GEB MEETING APRIL 24
The next Guam Education Board meeting is on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at the Superintendent's conference room in Tiyan at 6pm. All stakeholders are encouraged to attend.
ONWARD WATER PARK TICKETS AVAILABLE AT GFT!
Onward Water Park tickets are available for GFT members at $13 each and non-members at $15 each! Tickets may be purchased at the GFT office from Monday - Friday between 8am - 5pm or contact Thelma at 988-5858. Tickets will expire on June 28, 2018.
ATTEND GEB MEETING TONIGHT 3/13
There is a Guam Education Board meeting tonight, Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at 6pm at John F. Kennedy High School multimedia room. Members and all stakeholders are highly encouraged to attend and voice concerns with the government budget cuts on GDOE. If you are...
STRONG UNIONS, STRONGER COMMUNITIES
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...
GOP TAX BILL GETS WORSE AS FINAL VOTES APPROACH
Remarkable as it is, now that details of the Republican's conference agreement on the tax bill are out, the GOP has managed to make a bad bill even worse. "People in the top tax bracket are now getting even more money," AFT President Randi Weingarten says....
FCC VOTES TO END NET NEUTRALITY
The Federal Communications Commission's Republican appointees ignored their responsibility to put the public interest first yesterday as they voted to end net neutrality. The decision, which puts profit over the public good, will widen inequality, lessen opportunity...
TEACH HUMAN RIGHTS
Sunday is Human Rights Day and Share My Lesson has great ideas and resources to educate K-12 students about human rights issues. These resources will help students better understand what human rights are and learn how they can make a difference. Check out the site...
HOUSE PASSES TWO MAJOR WORKING FAMILY BILLS: FAIR PAY ACT, PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT
Lilly Ledbetter says she knows she'll never recover the hundreds of thousands of dollars she lost from her paychecks because of nearly 20 years of pay discrimination. But today the U.S. House of Representatives, with a big push by Ledbetter's refusal to go quietly...
OBAMA ECONOMIC PLAN: CREATE MADE-IN-AMERICA JOBS
President-elect Barack Obama today laid out some of the details of his economic recovery plan. While the current President focuses on giving the Medal of Freedom to the leader of a country that has the highest number of trade union murders in the world and on spending...
