LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMBERS ATTEND HEARING ON P.O.S.T.
An Informational Hearing regarding the P.O.S.T. (Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission) was held today at the Guam Congress Building by Committee Chair, Senator Telena Nelson. Concerns regarding the Physical Fitness Test and the impact of the results...
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.
CRYSTAL LEE SUTTON, THE REAL “NORMA RAE,” WAS A FIGHTER TO THE END
Our nation has lost a great hero and champion of working people. Crystal Lee Sutton was a courageous woman who stood up for herself and her coworkers under the most difficult circumstances. She was an inspiration to organizers in this union and beyond, particularly...
PRIVATE CONTRACTS WITH GOVGUAM NEED MORE ACCOUNTABILITY
After days of interrogation with the Port's Chairman of the Board of Directors on the Port Master Plan, we found out GovGuam is spending $4.3Million more on top of the already signed contract of $400,000K to an off-island consulting company. The $4.3Million didn't...
SENATOR RECTOR TO COMMEMORATE WORKING CLASS HEROES EVERY WEEK
Starting this Friday, September 18, the Office of Senator Rector will be presenting a resolution for a Working Class Hero, a hard-working individual in our community in both the public and private sector. Be on the look-out for this week's Working Class Hero. If you...
CHECK OUT LIVE WEBCAST OF AFL-CIO CONVENTION
The AFL-CIO’s 26th Constitutional Convention—for the first time ever—will be webcast live, via Ustream, beginning at 3 p.m. Sept. 13 and running through the closing gavel on Sept. 17. To check out these historic proceedings, stop by our convention site here....
VICTORY FOR WORKERS IN TURKEY: DESA AND DERI IS UNION SIGN PROTOCOL
Labour Behind the Label is delighted to announce the closure of a year-long campaign against the DESA leather factory in Turkey following a protocol agreement signed by DESA and the Deri Is union. We hope that this protocol will mark the beginning of a constructive...
SEVERAL MEMBERS ARE IN NEED OF LEAVE DONATIONS
If you would like to share your leave, then please contact Geraldine at the GFT office #735-4390.
USE YOUR NEW MEMBERSHIP CARDS TO AVAIL OF GFT DISCOUNTS IN LOCAL BUSINESSES
Please call the office if you haven’t received your new membership card.
FOR THOSE THAT RUN IN WHILE EVERYONE ELSE IS RUNNING AWAY
As horrific as the tragedy was of 9/11, every year it reminds us how important our public safety officers are to all of us. God bless each and every person that run towards danger while everyone else is running away.
FIREFIGHTERS HAVE A T/A!!!
It’s only appropriate that on 9/11 Guam’s heroes have reached a tentative agreement on their first Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). On 9/11 firefighters and police officers had the protection of a union collective bargaining. Today, on the anniversary of...
DISNEY UNION PROTESTS DISNEY CONFERENCE IN ANAHEIM
Up to 100 workers representing the three Disneyland hotels gathered outside the Anaheim Convention Center today with full audio set and a stage – the loudest part of the protest was underway as Disney CEO Bob Iger was addressing a crowd of Disney fans inside....
REPORT: RESTORING BALANCE TO THE ‘GLOVES-OFF ECONOMY’
As we look across an economy that isn’t working for far too many workers, it’s obvious the wages, retirement security and freedom to bargain for a better life are eroding—and our economy has suffered as a result. How do we restore fairness and workers’ rights...
GAIN’S DOG OF THE WEEK
Cody is waiting for an invitation to join a home that needs a breath of fresh air. He will be as submissive as you need him to be but will take control of his confidence in your absence to watch over your homestead with absolute control. He does enjoy being the center...