SHARE MY LESSON’S TOP RESOURCES OF 2017
Educators can get a jump-start planning for the new year by exploring the most watched, read and downloaded Share My Lesson resources from this past year. A new best-of-2017 collection features can't-miss webinars, blogs, lessons, collections and more. Check it out...
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.
GAIN’S DOG OF THE WEEK
Sissy is an adorable puppy. She's about a year old and she was picked up by the Base Animal Control. She's very quiet and very well-behaved. She likes to go on walks and she has a beautiful soft, silky coat that just begs to be petted. She'd make a fabulous new...
GAIN’S CAT OF THE WEEK
Phantom is a new arrival at GAIN. He has a beautiful Siamese-sounding voice and he enjoys talking. He loves to be cuddled and pet. He'll make a great addition to any home. Come up to GAIN and introduce yourself, I'm sure Phantom will be happy to provide you with some...
LEADING THE CHARGE FOR CHANGE
The national spotlight is on the Coalition for Clean and Safe Ports’ efforts to transform the broken port trucking system. On both coasts our partners have been key players in the fight to end the environmental degradation, health hazards and worker exploitation...
WHEN’S A WORKER A CONTRACTOR? WHEN THE BOSS WANTS TO CHEAT.
Everyone wants to “be his own boss,†right? That’s the American dream, we’re told. But when a real boss tells a worker she’s not an employee but an independent contractor—it’s simply a way to steal wages and cheat on taxes. Worker centers in many states...
ASK THE GOVERNOR & ELECTED OFFICIALS TO PAY BACK OUR TEACHERS!
In august of 2003 the Guam Education Policy Board stole an entire paycheck from teachers and even though the Civil Service Commission and Judges Barret-Anderson, and Lamorena have ordered DOE to pay teachers back it has yet to happen. ASK THE GOVERNOR & ELECTED...
FURLOUGH PAY BATTLE TIME LINE
1832 Teachers were illegally furloughed due to the Guam Education Policy Board’s decision to delay the School Year ’03-’04 by two weeks. A DOE Teacher at the time filed a personnel action before the Civil Service Commission (CSC) on July 15, 2003. She claimed...
WHERE’S THE RESPECT AND FAIRTREATMENT FOR OUR TEACHERS?
Time and time again we emphasize the importance of our children's education yet the decision made by those in power at DOE doesn't seem to support this value. A 7 year battle for the furlough pay does not show any respect or fair treatment for these teachers who are...
A CALL FOR JUSTICE IN THE TOBACCO FIELDS
"The men found me a pair of rubber boots and a roll of plastic bags which I turned into a poncho to keep the morning dew from soaking my clothes. "My job, which began at 7 a.m., was topping, suckering and weeding. "The flower had to be broken off the top and the...
NALC SAYS 5-DAY DELIVERY IS THE WRONG WAY TO GO
The U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS’s) plan to end Saturday mail delivery would do more harm than good and it distracts from the real solution, which is eliminating the “crushing burden of a deeply flawed health benefits pre-funding policy,†according to the...
ATTY KUTZ FILES MOTION IN COURT FOR FURLOUGH PAY
Attorney Kutz, GFT representative for Furlough Case, filed a motion yesterday urging the Superior Court to take action in enforcing the money owed to our teachers. A mandate in March 2009 ordered DOE and GovGuam to pay 1,832 teachers for the time period August 1, 2003...
LEGISLATION ADDRESSING SEX-TRAFFICKING IN HAWAII
Hawaii is driven by a tourist-based economy which attracts sex-traffickers looking to establish territory to capitalize on the market of male travelers and transient military personnel. The fight against the growing problem of sex-trafficking in Hawaii is an important...
PROTECTION FOR ABUSED PINOY WORKERS IN CALIFORNIA URGED
In commemoration of International Workers Rights Month in April, Filipino community groups are rallying behind abused Filipino caregivers. The Filipino Advocates for Justice is campaigning for a California law that would uphold the rights of abused workers. If passed,...