GFT STEWARDS SHARE IDEAS AT ANNUAL TRAINING
Union Stewards at various work sites in GDOE, DPW, ALUTIIQ, GCC, DOC, Guam Customs and the Port Authority gathered at GFT's Annual Steward Training to learn more about their role as stewards and obtain the resources to effectively represent their members. Current...
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.
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...
GAIN’S CAT OF THE WEEK
Twinkles is seen here with her brother and sister, Sunshine and Hedgehog. They're all looking for a new home but Twinkles is a quiet little girl and she's looking for a quiet home. She's tired of living in this cat house where everyone is meowing all the time. Think...
SEND YOUR CONCERNS ON BILL 469 TO FAIRPAY@GFTUNION.COM!
We still have a few more days to submit testimonies on Bill 469 to the legislature. If you didn’t have a chance to speak at the public hearing last week, then you can send your concerns to fairpay@gftunion.com and we will forward accordingly. It’s important that...
TEACHER VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR SCIENCE & JAPANESE TEXTBOOK COMMITTEE!!!
We are looking for Science and Japanese teachers in all grade levels who would like to participate in the committee for the Textbook Selection/Adoption process set to begin on December 20, 2010. Participants will receive (3) graduate credits for Science teachers and...
LEE ON C-SPAN: STOP OUTSOURCING AND REBUILD MIDDLE CLASS
If the U.S. economy is going to recover from the recession, we must stop exporting U.S. jobs and figure out a way to produce more products here to compete successfully in the global economy. In the past decade alone, more than 5 million manufacturing jobs and 850,000...
TSA EMPLOYEES CAN VOTE ON UNION REPRESENTATION, LABOR BOARD RULES
In a significant victory for federal employee unions, the Federal Labor Relations Authority decided Friday that Transportation Security Administration staffers will be allowed to vote on union representation. The decision clears the way for a campaign by the...
PUBLIC WORKERS CAN STILL VOICE THEIR CONCERNS ON BILL 469
The people of Guam have within 10 days after Tuesday’s Public Hearing on Bill 469 to submit their concerns to Senator Ben Pangelinan, who is the Chairman of the committee. You may email your concerns to fairpay@gftunion.com so that we can forward to the legislature....