ATTEND GEB MEETING TONIGHT 3/13
There is a Guam Education Board meeting tonight, Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at 6pm at John F. Kennedy High School multimedia room. Members and all stakeholders are highly encouraged to attend and voice concerns with the government budget cuts on GDOE. 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.
WEEKLY RAFFLE WINNER: JOHN PENAFLOR!
Fellow member John Penaflor, DPW Bus Driver, 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...
Thank you Benny Rosalin for registering in GFT’s website!
Congratulations to Benny Rosalin for registering in GFT's website and winning a Gift Certificates from After 5!
UNION VOICE CAN HELP PREVENT FUTURE GULF OIL DISASTERS
Dean Corgey has spent nearly 40 years in the maritime industry, from 1973 when he shipped out of Houston after graduating from the Seafarers (SIU) training program, until today, when he serves as SIU vice president for the Gulf Coast region. He has gained a deep and...
U.S. ONLY INDUSTRIALIZED NATION WITH NO PAID LEAVE FOR NEW PARENTS
The U.S. is now the one and only industrialized nation that doesn't afford parents of newborns any paid leave. Australia, which used to keep us company in that category, just passed a law that guarantees 18 weeks of leave at the federal minimum wage. It will go into...
GFT MEMBERS: WE GOT YOU COVERED!
GFT Members have more representation, services and protection than any other union member in the nation bar none! Several unions in the States do not have the advantage of having a full-time staff to handle issues and concerns at their workplace. With 3 field reps to...
WHAT HEALTH CARE REFORM MEANS TO YOU FROM PRESIDENT OBAMA
EXPANDING ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE COVERAGE THROUGH MIDDLE CLASS TAX CUTS: Middle class and working families will have greater access to quality, affordable health care. The new law provides tax credits to middle-class families who cannot afford insurance on their own,...
NEW INFO ON HEALTH CARE REFORM LAW AVAILABLE FROM HHS
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has updated several websites and links for people looking for information on the new health care reform law, or, more formally, the Affordable Care Act. For a look at this week’s town hall meeting with seniors,...
TEMPLE NURSES WIN AGAIN: HOSPITAL MUST PAY UNEMPLOYMENT COSTS
Not only did Temple University Hospital nurses win a new contract after a 28-day strike in May, the workers now will receive $1.5 million in unemployment compensation—and Temple will have to foot the bill. The Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Board recently...
GAIN’S DOG OF THE WEEK
Paz, what a loveable personality! She's one to two years old and she's got all of the good Boonie attributes. She's housebroken and has a low key, low maintenance personality. She likes other dogs and kitties and she'll be friends with anyone who wants to give her a...
GAIN’S CAT OF THE WEEK
Do you have trouble finding pens? Well, this might just be the kitty for you. Sinatra, named after Frank for his beautiful sky-blue eyes, is looking for a home. Sinatra is a Flame-point Siamese and as shown in this photograph, Sinatra is rather fond of pens. He's...
STAFFING RATIOS: GOOD FOR GMH NURSES & GUAM’S FAMILIES!
Registered Nurses (RN) across the nation are proposing staffing ratios in several states and now on Guam! GFT’s negotiating team for the GMH Nurses’ contract has been working diligently to complete a contract this week with the inclusion of staffing ratios. It is...
WHAT HEALTH CARE REFORM MEANS TO YOU FROM PRESIDENT OBAMA
HOLDING INSURANCE COMPANIES ACCOUNTABLE: Beginning in 2011, insurance companies will be required to submit justifications for requested premium increases. Any company with excessive or unjustified premium increases may not be able to participate in the new Exchanges....