CONGRATULATIONS GDOE TEACHER OF THE YEAR FINALISTS
The Guam Education and the Foundation of Public Education are please to announce the three finalists for the 2018 Teacher of the Year (TOY): • Valene Ann Salas, Juan M. Guerrero Elementary School • Jonah Mari Gumataotao, Agueda Johnston Middle School • Maridel Perez,...
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.
MINNESOTA NURSES RATIFY NEW CONTRACT
After more than three months of tense negotiations that included a 24-hour strike, some 12,000 nurses in Minnesota’s Twin Cities yesterday voted to ratify a new three-year contract with 14 area hospitals. The new pact contains no concessions or give-backs and...
75TH ANNIVERSARY OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT: UNIONS THE ANSWER THEN AND NOW
July 5 marked the 75th anniversary of the National Labor Relations Act—also known as the Wagner Act—one of the lesser known, but key components of President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal. In addition to Social Security, Unemployment Insurance, a federal minimum...
GAIN’S DOG OF THE WEEK
King is a beautiful dog, neutered with a great shape. He needs to put on a little weight but that will happen now that he's being taken care of the way he should be cared for. King is a Brown and White Great Dane mix and he's about two to three years old. His eyes are...
GAIN’S CAT OF THE WEEK
Are you in the market for a unique feline? Sinbad could be the guy for you. Sinbad is an obese, short-haired tabby cat. He prefers the phrase hefty instead of obese - whatever, he could definitely miss a few dinner bells and it wouldn't do him any harm. Sinbad is...
NEW EPISODE OF THE WORKING FAMILY TV SHOW READY!
The Working Family TV Show Season 2 Episode 3 is up and ready! You can watch the show on FOX6 Sundays at 5:30pm and Tuesdays at 7:30pm. We have a wonderful segment on FQ Sanchez Elementary School and the Special Olympics students of Okkodo High School that you don’t...
THE ECONOMIC POWER OF OBAMA’S PEN
With the stroke of a pen, President Obama could do more for the economy than the second stimulus measure that's going nowhere fast. He can create the good jobs our economy needs by using the power of federal contracting to reward employers that improve job standards....
URGE GOVERNOR LINGLE TO SIGN THE HAWAIIAN ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING BILL 2045
Hawaii is one of the few states without comprehensive laws against human trafficking! Forty-five other states have passed human trafficking laws. There is a groundswell of support for ending human trafficking in the United States, as demonstrated by the passage of...
DELEGATES SET TO GATHER IN SEATTLE FOR AFT CONVENTION
Meeting under the theme "Building Futures Together," more than 3,000 AFT delegates from across the country will gather in Seattle for the 2010 AFT convention July 7-11. This year's convention promises to provide AFT members with a forum to vote on major policy...
OUR KIDS NEED MORE PROTECTION NOT LESS!!!
Evergreen Solutions “management audit†is rearing its ugly head again and giving Senators another excuse to cut DOE’s budget by endangering our kids. While a number cruncher can look at staffing patterns and complain that they are higher than the National...
WEEKLY RAFFLE WINNER: MYKO MANGLONA!
Fellow member Myko Manglona of GWA, 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...
GAIN’S DOG OF THE WEEK
Bambi is a sweet little puppy and she's looking for a home. She likes kids, other dogs, and cats. Heck she likes just about anything! She's about 8 weeks old and she has the sweetest disposition. But, don't start thinking that she's timid because she's a tough...
GAIN’S CAT OF THE WEEK
Icy got her name because of her beautiful coat. Her personality will melt the coldest person, she's very, very affectionate. A common story we hear at GAIN, her original owners can no longer keep her, they can't afford to take her with them, they're moving to a new...