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.
GFT T-SHIRT DESIGN CONTEST: ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN $1000! DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FEB14
GFT is hosting a contest for the design of the next GFT T-shirt at the 13th Annual Convention. The first place winner will receive $1000 and have their design used on the next GFT T-shirt print! The second place winner will receive $500 and the third place winner will...
GFT AND GDOE COLLABORATE TO SURVEY TEACHERS ON SBG
Superintendent Jon Fernandez and Deputy Superintendent Joe Sanchez discussed the progression of the Standards-Based Grading (SBG) with GFT President Sanjay Sharma. Teachers will have a district-level professional development day on February 06, 2020, and part of this...
2020 UNION PLUS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
New and returning applicants: Click here to create a new application or to login. Logged in users: click on "Continue with Application" link. Application deadline: 12:00pm (noon, Eastern Time), Friday, January 31, 2020. Since 1991, the Union Plus Scholarship Program...
GFT T-SHIRT DESIGN CONTEST: ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN $$$$ DEADLINE EXTENDED FEB14
GFT is hosting a contest for the design of the next GFT T-shirt at the 13th Annual Convention. The first place winner will receive $1000 and have their design used on the next GFT T-shirt print! The second place winner will receive $500 and the third place winner will...
GFT SUPPORTS BILL 200-35
GFT stands in support of Bill 200-35 but recommends lifting the proposed compensation of $520 to the 2017 national average of $1011. The purpose of workers' compensation should be to ensure an injured worker receives a timely and predictable compensation until the...
GFT ELECTION 2020
The Announcement of Candidacy period for the upcoming GFT Election will begin on Friday, January 17, 2020 at 8am until Friday, February 7, 2020 at 5pm. The Union Officer positions up election are the At-Large positions of President, Vice-President, Secretary and...
PORT MEMBERS RATIFY REVISED CBA
Port members held their ratification voting for the GFT - Port Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) last Friday, December 6, 2019 and approved the changes agreed upon by both negotiation teams. The CBA will now be submitted back to the Attorney General then to the...
GFT CHALLENGES SUPERIOR COURT DECISION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT RETIREMENT CASE
GFT legal representatives are preparing an appellate brief to the Guam Supreme Court challenging the Guam Superior Court's decision on the law enforcement retirement case. GFT had filed a Writ of Mandate against the Government of Guam Retirement Fund for erroneous...
PUBLIC HEARING ON WORKERS COMPENSATION BILLS
The Legislative Committee on Federal and Foreign Affairs, Telecommunications, Technology and Labor will convene a series of public hearings for Bill 200-35 and Bill 201-35 on December 23, 2019 in the Public Hearing Room of the Guam Congress Building. The first session...
FREE LESSONS: EXPLORING THE TOP RESOURCES OF 2019
We love end-of-year lists, but especially this one. Thanks to all the downloading, rating, and reviewing and sharing you–our AFT Share My Lesson members–have done, we now know what ranked as the top resources of 2019. Take a peek! These top free 2019 resources...
WHAT’S NEW FROM AFT MEMBER BENEFITS?
HILTON HOTELS Thanks to our affiliation with the AFL-CIO, we now have access to a 12% discount on all global Hilton hotels (subject to availability). Read more here. GOOGLE CERTIFIED EDUCATOR 60% discount on level 1 exam, 75% discount on level 2 exam This is a...
GFT REACHES OUT TO GDOE ON STANDARDS-BASED GRADING
GFT President, Sanjay Sharma, reached out to GDOE Superintendent, Jon Fernandez, expressing concerns regarding the transition to Standards-Based Grading (SBG). GDOE is undertaking a campaign to promote Standards-Based Grading (SBG) and will contemplate a change in...