WELCOME BACK TO ANOTHER SCHOOL YEAR!
Hafa adai! Welcome back to another school year. GFT and your Guam Education Board had intentions of getting our collective bargaining agreement in place at the beginning of this school year. Unfortunately, there has been some delays in getting the...
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.
WORKING CLASS HERO: EDMUND KALAU
Senator Matt Rector presented the Working Class Hero Resolution to Pastor Edmund Kalau on Thursday, October 22, 2009 for his hard work and dedication, not just to his job, but to all the People of Guam.
Constitutional Amendments
Constitutional amendments proposed to the executive council. Views Amendments Here
HUNDREDS PROTEST AS HEALTH INSURANCE LOBBY PLOTS TO KILL REFORM
More than 500 union members and health care activists in Washington, D.C., this afternoon packed the sidewalks in front of and across the street from the meeting of the giant health insurance lobby group, America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), in support of health...
S.F. HOTEL WORKERS TO VOTE ON STRIKE AUTHORIZATION
Over 8,000 members of Unite Here Local 2 will vote on Oct. 22 whether to authorize a strike against San Francisco’s 31 Class A hotels. They have been working without a contract since Aug. 14, when the previous two-year contract expired. Authorizing a strike often...
GAIN’S DOG OF THE WEEK
TUCKER is a sweetie! This red and black sable is a medium-sized dog with soft fur. His velvet ears are similar to a Collie's. He LOVES to sit at your feet while you adorn him with pets. The perfect pal to watch T.V. with, he'll warm your feet if the air con is set too...
GAIN’S CAT OF THE WEEK
SAVANNAH has lots of personalities. She can be playful one minute and loveable the next. She loves to be scratched behind the ears and under her chin. Of course, she's litter box trained and will make a wonderful addition to any family. Come to GAIN to meet Savannah...
HEALTH CARE FOR GUAM!
You and your family deserve access to affordable quality health care! Members of the 111th U.S. Congress is diligently working on the historic National Health Care Reform which is an effort by President Obama and the Democrats in Congress to make health care...
CALL CONGRESS MEMBERS NOW!
We don’t have much time as members of the Congress are ramping up to finalize their bills. Sign petitions, send emails and faxes, make phone calls and get our friends and family in the States to call their Senators and reps to Congress. SENATE HEALTH COMMITTEE Chair...
SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE, “NO HEALTH CARE REFORM FOR GUAM’S FAMILIES!â€
The first health care reform bill which came out of the Senate finance committee excluded the people of Guam and all the other territories. There is still one more Senate bill from their Health care committee and three from the house of reps that need to come out of...
CONGRESS, WE ARE AMERICANS TOO AND DESERVE TO BE A PART OF HEALTH CARE REFORM!
Help us send a message to the Members of Congress that we are Americans too and deserve to be a part of National Health care reform. If you could print out the attached petition and start collecting signatures it will help us win for all of Guam’s families. Click...
A ROBUST PUBLIC OPTION CREATES COMPETITION
Stopping by “The Rachel Maddow Show†on MSNBC last night, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka discussed why the AFL-CIO supports health care reform legislation that makes sure Big Insurance doesn’t monopolize the health care field—and why the bill passed this...
NYC GARMENT WORKERS: A RAGS TO RICHES TO RAGS STORY
At one point the garment industry was the largest employer in New York City, providing jobs for tens of thousands of mainly immigrant workers and entrepreneurial opportunities for many others. Now it has almost vanished. Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags, a new...