SAVE THE DATE: AUG 5 GFT TB TEST & HEALTH FAIR
GFT's 12th Annual TB Test & 4th Annual Health Fair will be held on Saturday, August 5, 2017 at the Agana Shopping Center (Center Court) from 10am - 2pm. TB Tests are FREE for GFT members and their immediate family. Health and fitness information,...
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.
PDN CONTINUES TO WAGE WAR ON GUAM’S WORKING FAMILIES!
In a recent article, PDN again directed its attention on Senator Matt Rector in another attempt to distract the Senator's fight for Guam's Working Families. The article again reported inaccurate information pertaining to a response written by the Attorney General on...
STATE FED LEADERS: AIR TANKER CONTRACT SHOULD GO TO BOEING
Awarding the $35 billion contract for the Air Force's refueling tankers to Boeing Co. is the clear choice for "investing in American workers, American knowledge, American security, and America's future," the presidents of 10 AFL-CIO state federations say in a letter...
HARLEY TO START UNION TALKS TO SAVE LARGEST FACTORY
Harley-Davidson Inc., the biggest U.S. motorcycle maker, will start talks in coming weeks with union workers in York, Pennsylvania, to decide the fate of the company's largest U.S. manufacturing facility. Harley has a plan that may keep the plant open with the union...
WINNING ONE STEP AT A TIME
Every time you tell a friend, family member or co-worker about new legislation that will improve the quality of life for working families, you’re participating in your democracy. When you take the initiative to call or write to your senators and let them know what...
ATTENTION GFD FIRE FIGHTERS
A Ratification meeting for GFT members will be held on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. at the GFT Union Hall in order to discuss and ratify the GFD Tentative Agreement. Copies of the Tentative Agreement can be obtained by contacting Jo at the GFT office...
WHY WE FIGHT FOR EMPLOYEE FREE CHOICE
Union members across the country are fighting to pass the Employee Free Choice Act, to restore workers’ freedom to form unions and bargain for a better life. We know how union membership has improved our lives and communities—and we want to help other workers have...
AT&T WORKERS, FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AND WRITERS WIN UNION VICTORIES
More than 300 workers at AT&T Mobility have chosen a voice with the Communications Workers of America (CWA) in the past five weeks, providing more proof that workers want the Employee Free Choice Act. If enacted, the bill would give workers the option of choosing...
GAIN’S DOG OF THE WEEK
Milo will be the life of the party with unrestricted enthusiasm if you let him. His small stature will not hold him back from happily sharing the space of a yard with a willing companion. The mounting pressure of separating from the lifestyle he was accustomed to will...
GAIN’S CAT OF THE WEEK
Sorra wants to bring her vivid personality to life but needs a home to explore in security. She intends to have a dramatic effect on everyday events that distract you from finding enjoyment in simple pleasures. Her in-depth view from her perches will make wonder and...
WE NEED HEALTH CARE REFORM NOW!
Our U.S. Congress is currently in session and the big push we need to make is for Health care reform to include a public option. Next week, Senator Matt Rector will be joining the Progressive States Network to make sure Guam is included in the reform. Our island...
JOBS VS. BOTTOM LINE IN MEGA MILITARY PROJECT: BILL WOULD GIVE GUAM BASE EXPANSION JOBS TO U.S. WORKERS, BUT AT HEFTY COST
In the midst of a recession that has cost millions of Americans their jobs, a massive military construction project on the U.S. territory of Guam is provoking a unique debate that boils down to this deceptively simple question: Should the government be more concerned...
JUDGE SLAMS PACIFIC BEACH:THE HOTEL MUST REINSTATE FIRED WORKERS IN A RULING THAT UPHOLDS 15 OF 16 LABOR BOARD CHARGES
An administrative law judge has issued a benchmark ruling that could return jobs to some of the Pacific Beach Hotel workers who lost them during a more than two-year labor dispute. A National Labor Relations Board judge ruled this week that the Pacific Beach Hotel...