GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING: MONDAY, FEB5 AT 6PM
The next General Membership meeting is on Monday, February 5, 2018 at 6pm at the UOG School of Business and Public Administration Building, room #129. Members are highly encouraged to attend for updates on collective bargaining agreements, current issues and...
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.
GFT MEMBERS, TAKE PRIDE IN YOUR UNION
GFT members should be proud to have a union with more representation, services and protection than any other union member in the nation bar none. With 4 field reps to take care of organizing and representing, 2 member services coordinators to keep the membership lists...
NATIONAL NURSES WEEK!
Job well done to our nurses!
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY TO OUR WORKING MOMS!
Let’s honor our working mothers for all their love and support! Working moms should be commended for their hard work and dedication at work in order to take care of the family.
GFT MEMBERS, TAKE PRIDE IN YOUR UNION
GFT members should be proud to have a union with more representation, services and protection than any other union member in the nation bar none. With 4 field reps to take care of organizing and representing, 2 member services coordinators to keep the membership lists...
PINK HEARTS, NOT PINK SLIPS
By the end of this school year, it is estimated that as many as 300,000 teachers, school support staff and higher education faculty will receive pink slips throughout the country. This will result in drastic increases in class sizes and less individualized...
PHILIPPINES: LOCKED-OUT ALTA MODE GARMENT WORKERS FIGHT AGAINST UNION-BUSTING
The embattled workers of Alta Mode Inc., a garments factory in the Mactan export zone and subcontractor for global brands such as Abercrombie & Fitch, are appealing for solidarity. Since February 15, a hundred workers have camped out in the main gates of the Mactan...
GAIN’S DOG OF THE WEEK
Bronco is a new addition to the dog family at GAIN. He's a young tan-colored dog with white feet and chest and a black and white muzzle. He's a little shy when you first approach Bronco but if you start out moving slowly, he'll quickly come out of his shell and be...
GAIN’S CAT OF THE WEEK
Zac is an adult Orange Tabby with the most beautiful disposition. He's neutered and he's been de-clawed. He's not the prettiest cat in the cat house but his personality more than makes up for what he's lacking in looks. He's simply looking for a long-term relationship...
WORK FOR YOUR UNION, DON’T ATTACK IT!!!
A few misguided members have been creating a circus with the for-profit media based on unfounded allegations which is hurting our union. The power of our union is the collective strength of our members participating, sending emails, picketing and standing up for each...
THE SOMERFLECK TIMELINE AND FACTS
2-10-10 GFT ceases $90k per year legal fees to Mrs. Somerfleck’s husband 3-3-10 President Rector attends a faculty meeting at AHEMS, where Mrs. Somerfleck teaches. 3-5-10 President Rector sends a letter to members at AHEMS “I’d like to apologize for our meeting...
LET WORKING MOTHERS KNOW YOU CARE THIS MOTHER’S DAY
Mother’s Day, May 9, is one of the biggest days in the year for flower sales. Yet thousands of women who pick most of the flowers, many of them mothers themselves, will spend that day working in egregious conditions for poverty wages and in hazardous conditions. You...
CALIFORNIA WORKERS CALL ON WHITMAN TO COME CLEAN ON GOLDMAN SACHS TIES
The U.S. Department of Justice’s criminal investigation into Goldman Sachs’ role in the subprime mortgage meltdown prompted California’s workers to renew their calls for Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman to provide detailed answers to questions...