JANUS IS ABOUT UNDERMINING WORKERS WHO BENEFIT FROM UNIONS
In an amicus brief filed Friday in Janus v. AFSCME, which the U.S. Supreme Court is set to consider next month, the AFT argues that collective bargaining plays a vital role in improving public sector workplaces. The brief also notes that the anti-union plaintiff 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.
WALL STREET REFORM ACTIONS GO NATIONWIDE
When Wells Fargo shareholders gather for the big bank’s annual shareholders meeting today in San Francisco, they’ll have a lot of company—about 1,000 workers and community and religious activists. They plan to tell Wells Fargo CEOs it’s time to start paying...
PRESIDENT OBAMA: “I AM A PRO-UNION GUY.”
"I've said this before publicly and I'll say it again, I make no apologies for it. I am a pro-union guy. "Our unions helped build our middle class. We take for granted so much stuff -- minimum wage laws, 40-hour work week, overtime, child labor laws. Those things...
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING FRI. MAY 7TH @ 5:30PM UNION HALL
General Membership Meeting will be on Friday, May 7th at the GFT Union Hall 5:30pm. Please attend to discuss the latest union news and issues with your agency.
PLANT TREES WITH GFT FOR ARBOR DAY ON FRIDAY, APRIL 30!
In celebration of Arbor Day, GFT will be planting trees on Friday, April 30th at the GFT Compound. We will also be showing Michael Moore’s “Capitalism: A Love Storyâ€. Feel free to help out and bring the whole family down. There will be a potluck as well. For...
WE CAN WIN FAIR PAY TOGETHER
The new Hay Study that was released yesterday confirmed what we have been saying all along: Guam’s Public Servants are underpaid by 59%!!! Unfortunately, the study is just a piece of paper that creates new national average pay scales but does not recommend...
GAIN’S DOG OF THE WEEK
Sam is a pretty little dog. He looks like he's about a year old and I think he has some Shetland Sheepdog AKA Miniature Colly in his background because of his beautiful coat. Sam likes everybody. Cats, kids, dogs, you name it, Sam likes it. He's very playful and he's...
GAIN’S CAT OF THE WEEK
Diamond is a beautiful female, almost black cat. The photo doesn't do her unique coloring justice. Diamond is solid black with silver streaking below the the black. I've never seen a cat with her coloring. She's just given birth to a batch of kittens and she told me...
WAL-MART FACES LARGEST GENDER BIAS SUIT
A U.S. appeals court ruled on Monday that a lawsuit brought by female Wal-Mart employees can go to trial, which could result in billions of dollars in losses for the discount giant. The workers are alleging that Wal-Mart pays women less than men for the same jobs and...
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...
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HOSTS RUMMAGE SALE SATURDAY, MAY 15TH @ ST. JOHN’S PARISH
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GET GFT INFO VIA WEBSITE, TV SHOW, SMS ALERTS, SOCIAL NETWORKS, ETC.
GFT has been using new and different ways of communicating with our members via our website, eUpdate Newsletter, The Working Family TV Show (FOX6 Sundays 5:30pm and Tuesdays 7:30pm), Social Networks (Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, and Islander Registry), GTA SMS weekly...
JUDGE RULES IN FAVOR OF EXPLOITED FILIPINO TEACHERS
A Louisiana Workforce Commission administrative law judge has ruled in favor of the Louisiana Federation of Teachers, the AFT and Filipino educators who were victims of an illegitimate California-based recruiting firm. "This is more than just a victory for the...