YIGO TOWN HALL MEETING TUESDAY, MAY 2 ON BILL 70!
Students, parents, teachers, administrators and all other stakeholders are highly encouraged to voice their concerns regarding Bill 70, converting Simon Sanchez High School into a Charter School, at the Yigo Town Hall meeting on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at the Simon...
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.
IF YOU’RE SICK THEN STAY HOME
The number one advice when sick is to STAY HOME FROM WORK OR SCHOOL, according to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention. Taking care of your health is important and losing a day's pay of work shouldn't prevent you from taking care of yourself or an immediate...
GFT MEMBERS PLEASE CALL JERRIANN AT #735-4390 TO UPDATE YOUR INFORMATION.
We do not have updated information for many of our members, so please call us and update your information.
NEW GFT MEMBERSHIP CARDS WERE MAILED IN JULY
NEW GFT MEMBERSHIP CARDS WERE MAILED IN JULY WITH OUR PAMPHLET. Please call the office if you have not received your cards.
BARGAINING WINS FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES IN LOS ANGELES, PENNSYLVANIA, KENTUCKY
Public employees across the country have been battling bruising attacks on their jobs and paychecks as cities and states sink into red ink. No more so than in California, where Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger achieved through budget cuts what he couldn't in state...
A BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT THE CORPORATE CAMPAIGN AGAINST WORKERS’ RIGHTS
To get a feel for the scale and viciousness of the campaign against the Employee Free Choice Act—and see how powerful interests are using the same tactics to try and defeat it as they are health care reform and other working family issues—take a look at the...
GAIN’S DOG OF THE WEEK
Jasmine will not forsake you for the company of other dogs since she prefers the company of a human companion. She has a predominately black coat with red accents to highlight her features. Her black muzzle seems to be lengthened by the red smile that runs around her...
GAIN’S CAT OF THE WEEK
Heidi will try to figure out how to fit herself into your home without disturbing the household routine too much. She will keep the couch warm and ready for your use although she might want to share the spot in your lap. Her curious side will emerge with enthusiasm...
WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL!
It's a new school year and it's the perfect time to make improvements in our children's education. Over the years we have seen what has happened to our public education system when we have people other than teachers decide on what's best for our children. Teachers are...
THE ROAD TO RESPONSIBLE CONTRACTING: LESSONS FROM STATES AND CITIES FOR ENSURING THAT FEDERAL CONTRACTING DELIVERS GOOD JOBS AND QUALITY SERVICES
As NELP explains in a new report, The Road to Responsible Contracting: Lessons from States and Cities for Ensuring That Federal Contracting Delivers Good Jobs and Quality Services, the experiences of cities and states with a range of "responsible contracting" policies...
NURSES RALLY FOR STRONG SWINE FLU PROTECTION
More than 100 nurses, wearing surgical masks and carrying signs that read "Nurses and Patients Demand Swine Flu Protection," rallied Wednesday at the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center to spotlight unsafe practices in treating H1N1 (swine)...
Bill 203 PROTECTS GUAM’S FAMILIES FROM THE SPREAD OF DISEASE AND ILLNESS
Bill 203 The Working Family Leave Act will ensure working families get reasonable and fair paid sick leave. Bill 203 will give private sector workers a standardization of paid sick leave similar to existing standards of GovGuam. It will allow private and public...
NEW SURVEY REPORT REVEALS TRUTH BEHIND EXCESSIVE CREDIT CARD DEBT IN THE UNITED STATES
As the recession continues to squeeze financially vulnerable American households, they are turning to credit cards to make ends meet, according to "The Plastic Safety Net: How Households are Coping in a Fragile Economy," a new report published today by Demos, a...