PUBLIC SCHOOLS WEEK, MARCH 25 – 29
The AFT and our partners in the Learning First Alliance will host Public Schools Week—March 25-29—to highlight the great things happening every day in public schools and to show the potential for even greater things. We want your help in spotlighting the joys and...
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.
CONTAGION: NOT JUST A MOVIE
If you’re not a germ-a-phobe already, you might become one if see the new movie “Contagion,” the story of a fast-spreading, deadly, worldwide epidemic spread by a single touch. The science thriller remains fiction, so far. But there’s a real...
GAIN’S DOG OF THE WEEK
Beu Blinger is a shy, but very sweet, boy! He is very friendly and would really like to meet you! Beu is full grown Doberman mix with a tan and blue coat. He enjoys going on walks and loves to run around on the grass! Stop by and meet Beu, he will melt your heart!...
GAIN’S CAT OF THE WEEK
This striking young cat is Troy! He is only a few months old and has a beautiful lynx point coat. Troy is a real love-bug! He enjoys rolling around in front of you, trying to get your attention and affection! Troy loves having his ears rubbed and will make his...
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING ON THURS. SEPT 22 @ THE GFT COMPOUND 5:30PM
The next General Membership Meeting is scheduled on Thursday, September 22, 2011 at the GFT Compound 5:30pm. GFT Members are highly encouraged to attend for updates on collective bargaining, issues at various agencies, upcoming events and other union news.
TEACHERS’ CONTRACT: TEACHERS’ & PARENTS’ INPUT NEEDED!
Five years ago we celebrated, not only all of the new things we won in the teachers’ contract but all of the things that we protected as well. Initial meetings for negotiations have started, and we hope to establish ground rules at tonight’s meeting....
LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD
If you are a school nurse, counselor, librarian, SPED teacher or work in any other unique and specialized areas of DOE, then let us know if you would like to be part of the Negotiating Team! If you are willing to speak on behalf of your job, then join the team...
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING ON THURS. SEPT 22 @ THE GFT COMPOUND 5:30PM
The next General Membership Meeting is scheduled on Thursday, September 22, 2011 at the GFT Compound 5:30pm. GFT Members are highly encouraged to attend for updates on collective bargaining, issues at various agencies, upcoming events and other union...
ESTELLE CAROL WINS UCS POSTER CONTEST
Chicago illustrator Estelle Carol has won the Union Communication Services’ (UCS’s) “Unions Now More Than Ever” contest. She will receive a $500 prize for her winning entry. “Estelle’s striking graphic [at left] does a wonderful job...
UNION MEMBERS OF ROME RESEARCH WIN AN 8% PAY INCREASE IN NEW CONTRACT!
Our workers of Rome Research, who monitor satellite communications for the Navy Base, recently won a new contract with an 8% pay increase! Negotiations went very well, with both management and the union working together and agreeing on issues. With a new...
THANK YOU FOR A SUCCESSFUL GFT LABOR DAY PICNIC!
Thank you to everyone who came out to the 2nd Annual GFT Labor Day Picnic this past Sunday! Our BBQ & Red Rice teams did an amazing job providing us with delicious food. Congratulations to the big winners of the day, Team Familia! We...
GFT NOTARY SERVICES
GFT’s Notary services will not be available for the month of September.
BIDEN: ONLY UNIONS CAN STOP MIDDLE-CLASS ONSLAUGHT
The union movement is in a fight for its life and the other side is determined to take away our right to exist, Vice President Joe Biden told a gathering of working families. Speaking at a Labor Day rally yesterday in Cincinnati, Biden said unions are the...