CELEBRATING POLICE WEEK
Congratulations to GPD members recognized at the GPD Awards Ceremony for Police Week. Thank you for your hard work and dedication in keeping our island safe!
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.
NO BUDGET SHORTFALLS IF EVERYONE PAYS THEIR FAIR SHARE
This week the legislature was faced with having to find $4.7Million for DOE in order to refrain from shutting down schools. For years, we have been spending less than half of what we should be spending per child in our education system. Unfortunately, this isn’t the...
REPORT: WE NEED UNIONS TO BUILD AN ECONOMY WITH GOOD JOBS
A strong, sustainable economy doesn’t just depend on job creation—it depends on the creation of good jobs in which employees are paid fairly and receive health care and retirement benefits. As workers across the country know, we’ve been heading in the wrong...
BURGER CHAIN’S HEALTH-CARE RECIPE
Four years ago, executives of Burgerville, a regional restaurant chain, agreed to pay at least 90% of health-care premiums for hourly employees who work at least 20 hours a week. Today, the executives say the unusual move has saved money by cutting turnover, boosting...
GUAM NEEDS A RAISE!
GFT Members, families and friends wore “Guam Needs a Raise†stickers at the annual GovGuam Labor Day Picnic at Ypao Beach yesterday sending the message that Guam’s workers are overdue for a raise. Guam has had a 6% inflation rate each year for the past six years...
PBS TO AIR HARRY BRIDGES FILM OVER LABOR DAY
In honor of Labor Day, PBS stations around the country this weekend are airing “From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Dock,†the story of Harry Bridges, the fiery San Francisco labor leader who founded the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and set the...
GOVGUAM LABOR DAY PICNIC SUNDAY, 9/6 AT YPAO BEACH 10AM-4PM
Visit the GFT tent for some soft-served ice-cream and slush!
THANK YOU WORKERS OF GUAM!
Workers are the foundation of a good structure whether they are in public agencies or private businesses. For this reason, workers should be treated with respect and fairness in the workplace. This Labor Day weekend, honor our workers for their time and dedication in...
18,000 UNION MEMBERS TOOK PART IN MORE THAN 400 HEALTH CARE EVENTS IN AUGUST
When Marianne Hoynes rolled her wheelchair into a town hall meeting in Red Bank, N.J., last week hosted by Rep. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) to share her thoughts on health care reform, she says, “I didn’t expect to be heckled and booed.†Hoynes sent us her story...
MYTH #6 on Health Care Reform: Congress is moving too quickly.
THE FACTS: The time to reform our healthcare system is now. Many Americans are uninsured or struggle to pay the soaring costs of care. As costs continue to rise, even those with employer-provided insurance pay a heavy price in forgone pay raises, increases in...
MORE POWER FOR PORT WORKERS!
In early July of this year we thanked Senator Ada for introducing Substitute Bill 142 (passed and signed into law) which allows the Port GM to make wage suggestions to the board that can approve, disapprove or edit. They created a new pay scale that gave upper...
GET THE FACTS STRAIGHT ON HEALTHCARE REFORM
MYTH #1: Reform doesn't affect people who already have health insurance. THE FACTS: Reform affects all Americans who have ever worried about healthcare costs or about losing their coverage if they become too sick, lose their jobs or change jobs. Every day, 14,000...
‘YOUNG WORKERS: A LOST DECADE’
Something bad happened in the past 10 years to young workers in this country: Since 1999, more of them now have lower-paying jobs, if they can get a job at all; health care is a rare luxury and retirement security is something for their parents, not them. In fact,...