GFT ELECTION UPDATE
Please take note of the updated times for the GFT Election of Union Officers - ALUTIIQ (DODEA Bus operations) on Friday, February 23, 2018: GFT Office in Mangilao from 8am - 5pm Michelle's Coffee Shop in Yigo from 9:30am - 11am Infusion Coffee Shop by Navy base from...
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.
PA. HERSHEY CHOCOLATE WORKERS APPROVE LABOR DEAL
Unionized workers at two Hershey Co. hometown chocolate plants on Friday overwhelming approved a labor deal that could eliminate hundreds of jobs and leave just administrative offices in the original factory built by founder Milton Hershey. Union members approved the...
NEW YORK LAWMAKERS PASS DOMESTIC WORKER RIGHTS BILL
New York is on the verge of becoming the first state to require overtime pay and one day off a week for domestic workers after the state Senate on Tuesday passed landmark legislation extending those rights to more than 200,000 housekeepers, nannies and other domestic...
PA. HERSHEY CHOCOLATE WORKERS APPROVE LABOR DEAL
Unionized workers at two Hershey Co. hometown chocolate plants on Friday overwhelming approved a labor deal that could eliminate hundreds of jobs and leave just administrative offices in the original factory built by founder Milton Hershey. Union members approved the...
DID YOU SIGN THE DIGITAL PETITION FOR DOE’S VOLUNTARY DEDUCTIONS? CLICK HERE AND SIGN IT!
Several DOE Teachers and Staff have been getting calls from their Administrators regarding the recent policy change limiting the number of voluntary deductions to 3. The policy doesn’t take effect until July 1st so please take the time to sign the digital petition...
WHAT HEALTH CARE REFORM MEANS TO YOU
In an effort to inform our members and their families on what the historic National Health Care Reform means, we will be publishing several points in the next couple of eUpdates. President Obama recently responded to GFT’s inquiry on the details of what National...
WEEKLY RAFFLE WINNER: DAVID FLORES!
Fellow member David Flores from GFD 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...
NURSES SET 1-DAY STRIKE FOR PATIENT SAFETY
Some 25,000 registered nurses in California and Minnesota will conduct a one-day strike June 10 over patient care issues in contract negotiations at 15 health systems and hospitals. The nurses are members of the California Nurses Association (CNA) and the Minnesota...
TENS OF THOUSANDS PROTEST ARIZONA’S IMMIGRANT LAW
Tens of thousands of people of conscience from across the nation converged on the Arizona state capitol today in Phoenix for a national day of action against that state’s infamous anti-immigrant law, also known as S.B. 1070. Chanting “Stop Racism in Arizona,â€...
GAIN’S DOG OF THE WEEK
Eloise is so cute! I don't know what else to say about her, she's just precious. She's about 4 1/2 months old and she likes everybody! She likes other dogs, she likes kids, she likes cats - well, that's not true, she's scared of cats. She's looking for a new home and...
GAIN’S CAT OF THE WEEK
Licorice is a beautiful, young, female kitty-cat. She's solid black which, according to my family lore, brings good luck into the household. She's very, very affectionate and has a quiet personality. Her purr is easily started with a stroke to her head and although...
RESTORE DOE WORKERS’ DEDUCTIONS!!!
If you have a secondary health insurance, car loan, mortgage loan, personal loan, taxes, life insurance, etc. that you have payroll deducted then you will now need to choose only 3 that can be deducted because of the recent change to the Standard Operating Policy. DOE...
SUPPORT THE PIBBA FAMILY ON THURS. 6/3 @ DANNY’S GOOD TIMES 6PM
Please come and join The PIBBA (Pacific Islands Bilingual Bicultural Association) Family this Thursday, June 3, 2010, at Danny's Good Times in Mangilao at 6:00p.m. It costs $10 and includes chasers and a drink. There will be karaoke for the early birds and a band...