LAW ENFORCEMENT RETIREMENT CASE HEARING ON OCTOBER 30
There will be a court hearing on October 30, 2018 at 10am on GFT's case against the Government of Guam Retirement Fund for miscalculations of retirement earnings for law enforcement officers. GFT's legal counsel has submitted its brief for conducting discovery 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.
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...
STARBUCKS BARISTAS WIN EQUAL TREATMENT FOR MLK DAY AFTER THREE YEAR UNION FIGHT
Starbucks baristas across the United States for the first time next year will begin receiving a time-and-one-half holiday premium for working on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The move comes after a spirited three-year initiative of the IWW Starbucks Workers Union (SWU)...
LET US KNOW HOW THE NEW HAY PLAN AFFECTS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY!
We have been receiving numerous testimonies on concerns for Bill 469 regarding the Hay Study. So far, many of the concerns brought up deal with three (3) main issues: (1) Senior Employees being capped out (2) Remaining 20% PAY INCREASE for Public Safety officers (3)...
WANT TO USE THE GFT COMPOUND FOR YOUR SPECIAL EVENT?
Over the last few years GFT’s Executive Council and staff have been working to build the GFT compound into a facility that all of our members can use. We fenced in and landscaped the property, built a stage and set up canopies. The next step is to build outdoor...
NFL PLAYERS TO JOIN STATE FEDERATIONS
It happens too often. Workers become more productive, often risking serious injury on the job, and make the owners more money. But instead of sharing the wealth, the owners demand givebacks and threaten to shut down the company if the workers don’t agree. The only...
1,750 CALIFORNIA TRANSIT WORKERS WIN NEW CONTRACT—AND MORE BARGAINING NEWS
In Oakland, Calif., an arbitration panel issued a new three-year contract for Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 192 and Alameda County Transit. The pact covers 1,750 drivers and mechanics who have been working without a contract since June 30. continue reading
GAIN’S DOG OF THE WEEK
Dexter is a doll-baby. He was just finishing his after breakfast nap when I caught up with him. You can tell by the stare in his eyes in the photo. Dexter's Mom and brother are also up for adoption because Dexter is 7 weeks old and ready to find his new home. He's...