DOC OFFICERS SEEK RESOLUTION TO PAST OVERTIME CASE
GFT representatives are meeting with DOC officers next week regarding an unresolved overtime case filed in 2010. GFT is looking into the possibility of arranging further legal action to enforce the judgement of 2011 granting officers the overtime pay, etc. If you are...
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.
GAIN’S CAT OF THE WEEK
Silver has been named by the employees of GAIN because of his beautiful silvery coat of fur. He's got a unique coloring, it's not grey or black, it's truly silver! This photo doesn't do him justice. Silver has deep green eyes that peer out from his silver capped face....
GFT’S TEACHER PAYSCALE!
We just finished working on our first pay scale, the Teachers’ Pay scale! We took the original GovGuam Unified Teacher pay scale + the 14% increment + the remaining 3.5%. While our teachers received the first increment, they have yet to receive the remaining 3.5%...
UNION STEWARD’S GUIDE IS SURVIVAL MANUAL FOR LABOR’S FRONT LINE
Being a union steward is one of the toughest jobs there is. The Union Steward’s Complete Guide 2nd Edition book has become invaluable for tens of thousands of union stewards and members across North America. First published in 1997 and updated and expanded in 2006,...
WARREN BUFFET: DON’T EXTEND BUSH TAX CUTS TO THE WEALTHY
Bazillionaires, listen up to one of your own! While millionaires and billionaires are whining that the Bush-era tax cut to the rich—those who make more than $250,000 a year—should be extended, one of America’s wealthiest men says: NOT. In an interview with...
BUILDING A BETTER PUBLIC EDUCATION THROUGH CBA’s!
While we have constantly been campaigning for a fully funded education system for the past years, our legislature has yet to even come close to what we should be investing in DOE based on the US Department of Education’s statistics. One of our current efforts to...
A NEW PAY SCALE IN THE WORKS
We are currently working on a pay scale that is fair and helps retain valuable workers. Our new pay scale will address the three major issues: (1) Senior Employees being capped out (2) Remaining 20% PAY INCREASE for Public Safety officers (3) Autonomous agencies. You...
WEINGARTEN WRITES ABOUT WHAT WORKS TO IMPROVE SCHOOLS
In two recent national columns, AFT president Randi Weingarten outlines some of the foundations that should be the focus of efforts to build a public education system that provides all children with a great education. "No one—certainly no one whose life's work is in...
GROWING NATIONAL NURSES UNITED UNION STEPS UP STRIKES IN AGGRESSIVE NEW STRATEGY
The nurses at the Washington Hospital Center were all set to wear red scrubs - the union color - on Monday in preparation for a strike the day before Thanksgiving. But those scrubs can be put away, at least for now, because the union canceled the one-day strike, and...
WE ARE MAKING A PAY SCALE THAT DELIVERS WHAT’S PROMISED
We are currently working on a pay scale that is fair and helps retain valuable workers because unfortunately the new Hay Plan creates many problems that are not right for our workers. Our pay scale will address the three major issues: (1) Senior Employees being capped...
DOA CONFIRMS THAT UNION DUES ALLOWED AS A PAYROLL DEDUCTION
DOA Director, Lou Perez, confirms that Union dues will be allowed as a payroll deduction and not be part of the limit of five (5) deductions for employees. Click here to read the response from Lourdes Perez
WEEKLY RAFFLE WINNER: MAXINE BIGLER!
Fellow member Maxine Bigler of DOE won a gift certificate to After 5 located in the 2nd floor of The Plaza in Tumon! Please pick up your prize at the GFT Office Monday to Friday between 8am to 5pm. Members who have registered in the GFT website will automatically be...
TODAY: NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION TO STOP WAGE THEFT
At a time when Congress is considering whether to give the nation’s wealthiest people a holiday gift by extending their Bush-era tax breaks, workers, religious leaders, public officials and others will come together in more than 35 cities across the country to fight...