GDOE PERSONAL LEAVE
GDOE payroll will be processing payments for any unused personal leave as soon as they receive the directive. According to section 2.c.3g of the GFT - GDOE Teachers collective bargaining agreement, Teachers shall be paid for all unused personal leave at their hourly...
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.
LEBRON JAMES, SOCIAL SECURITY, AND YOU
On the month of its 75th birthday, The U.S. Social Security System has become the subject of intense debate over the best way to ensure its long-term viability. A recent EPI paper stressed that the system will remain financially sound for decades to come, and EPI has...
RATIFY CONTRACT BY MON. 8-30-10 FOR DOE SUPPORT STAFF!!!
Members who are part of DOE’s Support Staff can log on to our website, review the tentative agreement and vote to ratify. All votes must be in by 9am Monday, August 30th. Once our members have ratified the tentative agreement, the next step is to have the Board...
POSTAL WORKERS MARCH TO SAVE SATURDAY MAIL DELIVERY
More than 3,000 Postal Workers (APWU) members sent a special delivery message to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) yesterday in Detroit—don’t end Saturday service, keep the mail moving six days a week. Both the APWU and the Letter Carriers (NALC) are fighting...
NEW REPORT: RECOVERY ACT CREATED UP TO 3.3 MILLION JOBS
While the nation’s job crisis continues, it would be far worse if Republican congressional leaders had been successful in blocking the economic recovery act. A new report from the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates the American Recovery and...
DEADLINE TO SIGN UP FOR GFT’S BBQ & RED RICE CONTEST WED. 9/01/10!
Please call the office at 735-4390 if you are interested in participating in GFT’s BBQ and Red Rice contest in our Labor Day Picnic on Sunday, September 5, 2010. Winners and participants will receive great prizes from our sponsors!
SAVE THE DATE SUN. SEP 5TH GFT LABOR DAY PICNIC!!!
Don’t forget to stop by the GFT Compound in Mangilao and celebrate Labor Day! You don’t want to miss delicious BBQ and Red Rice cooked and prepared by our Team contestants, entertainment from Fantaysha Rioja and Rhythm Cheer Company, volleyball, a waterslide for...
WEEKLY RAFFLE WINNER: JOSEPHINE TORRES!
Fellow member Josephine Torres of DPW 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...
ATTN DOE SUPPORT STAFF: TENTATIVE CONTRACT AGREEMENT READY!
In less than a month of negotiating, the DOE Support Staff tentative agreement is now ready for review! Negotiations started off very productive with both negotiating teams agreeing and signing off on various sections. Members who are part of DOE’s Support Staff can...
YOU CAN STILL SIGN UP FOR GFT’S BBQ & RED RICE CONTEST!
Please call the office at 735-4390 if you are interested in participating in GFT’s BBQ and Red Rice contest in our Labor Day Picnic on Sunday, September 5, 2010. Winners and participants will receive great prizes from our sponsors!
GAIN’S DOG OF THE WEEK
Pulan is a beautiful black lab mix. She is a very active female about one year old. She's very gentle and well behaved. Someone has obviously spent a lot of time with Pulan. I'm not sure why they would have brought her to GAIN. Pulan is looking for a new Mom and/or...
GAIN’S CAT OF THE WEEK
Zoey is a beautiful little boonie kitten. He's got a beautiful coat but he'll need a lot of love and attention. You see, Zoey's mother was wild and Zoey is a little scared of humans still. But given the chance to be domesticated, this kitten will become your best...
OPEIU’S GOODWIN CALLS FOR ‘BACK-TO-BASICS’ UNIONISM
Unions can look to their history to rediscover ways to move forward and grow, says Office and Professional Employees (OPEIU) President Michael Goodwin. In a recent op-ed onCrain’s New York Business.com, he writes: “Unions are best-known for bargaining contracts,...