GEB SEEKS TO SEVER TIES TO CHARTER SCHOOL FUNDING; GFT WANTS CHARTER SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY
The Guam Education Board (GEB) unanimously supported a resolution to sever its financial ties with charter schools. GEB member Robert Crisostomo noted that charter schools receive their funding from Guam Department of Education’s (GDOE) annual budget...
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.
SENATE HEALTH CARE BILL: MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
Today, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) officially released the Senate’s version of health care reform legislation, a major step toward the health care reform bill America has been waiting for. The first vote to begin debate on this historic bill could...
A FAIR DAY’S WORK EQUALS A FAIR DAY’S PAY
We believe our workers shouldn’t be penalized for the mistakes of management. The situation with DOE and the 300 federally funded employees is a perfect example of how our workers shouldn’t be threatened to lose their job and pay due to lack of funds. This isn’t...
WORKING CLASS HERO: LISA MONIQUE CASTRO
Senator Matt Rector presented the Working Class Hero Resolution to Lisa Monique Castro for her hard work and dedication, not just to her job, but to all the People of Guam.
PAID LEAVE KEY TO SLOWING SPREAD OF H1N1
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that one worker sick with the H1N1 (swine flu) virus will infect one in 10 co-workers if he or she goes to work while infected with the virus. Even more frightening, another recent study predicted that 63...
STATE & LOCAL TAXES HIT POOR & MIDDLE CLASS FAR HARDER THAN THE WEALTHY
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NEED A FUNDRAISER? SELL GAIN CALENDARS! CONTACT FAYE 929-2839
Is your club or school looking for a fundraiser? Sell GAIN calendars and keep a portion of the proceeds! Contact Faye Varias at 929-2839 or fayevarias@gmail.com for details.
GAIN’S DOG OF THE WEEK
Lalya is a small Labrador mixed-breed. She's about a year old and she wants to be invited to your house for Thanksgiving. She's very bouncy and friendly and walks on a leash pretty well. Stop by GAIN and take her for a walk. Come to the GAIN Animal Shelter in Yigo or...
GAIN’S CAT OF THE WEEK
Lilly is a light-colored classic Tabby. She's about 3 months old and she's the perfect age to start a new relationship. She loves to play and she also likes her chin rubbed. Come by GAIN and introduce yourself to Lilly. She's available from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Come to...
YOUR DEMOCRACY REPORT
If you haven’t kept up with your Senators from this past session, here’s a report on what your Senators are fighting for: Bill 95’s efforts to keep FQ Sanchez Elementary School open did not pass. Only Frank Aguon, Judi Guthertz, Matt Rector, and Rory Respicio...
PAID SICK DAYS: HEALTHIER WORKERS, HEALTHIER FAMILIES
With the H1N1 virus affecting communities across the nation, public health officials are highlighting the problem of Americans who lack paid sick days to take care of themselves or stay home with sick children sent home from school. More than 59 million workers do not...
ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICANS TELL THEIR STORIES AT FIRST NATIONAL WORKERS’ RIGHTS HEARING
Ricky Lau, an electrician with the Electrical Workers (IBEW) and a Chinese immigrant, worked for 10 to 12 hours a day, six days a week for his former employer, a contracting company. He and his mostly immigrant co-workers, many of whom did not speak English, were...
KEEP THE MESSAGE GOING
We have been fighting to improving the quality of our children’s education, our safety and health for years and we must continue delivering the message time and time again. Our elected officials must constantly be reminded of the issues that affect the majority of...