CONVENTION PHOTOBOOTH PHOTOS ARE UP!
GFT's 10th Annual Convention Photobooth photos are up on the Jetadore facebook. You may view photos here.
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.
HAWAII REP. ABERCROMBIE FIGHTS FOR GUAM’S WORKING FAMILIES!
Senator Rector was able to tell the story of Guam's workers to Rep. Abercrombie and his staff in DC last month. Now Abercrombie is behind the workers of Guam and is ensuring the quality of life improves for everyone and not just the privileged few. "There's no way...
FREE TB SHOTS FOR GFT MEMBERS, THEIR SPOUSE & DEPENDENT CHILDREN
TB Shots will be given on Saturday, August 8, 2009 at the GFT Office from 9am to 3pm. Please bring shot records or any other documents needed for your workplace or school. Shots are limited; it will be a First come First serve basis.
TRUMKA ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR AFL-CIO PRESIDENT
AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Richard Trumka this morning announced his candidacy for president of the AFL-CIO to succeed the retiring John Sweeney. Trumka has served as AFL-CIO secretary-treasurer since 1995. Gregory Junemann, president of the International Federation...
JUST ANOTHER COG IN THE MACHINE
"A union can make a big difference to people's perceptions of a job," says John Wood of the Trades Union Congress in Britain. And he's made this clever little video which has got to be seen by anyone who needs a union in their workplace but doesn't yet know that:...
CHECK OUT THE UPCOMING MICRONESIAN FOOD FAIR!
The Micronesian Food Fair will be this Saturday and Sunday July 11th & 12th at the Gill-Baza Subdivision in Yigo from 2-7pm. FREE ADMISSION! continue reading
GAIN’S DOG OF THE WEEK
Harbor will ease into a lifestyle laced with relaxation as long as he will still have time to protect the yard he shares with his new family. He does find time to let the puppy he has trapped inside romp out the trapped energy in the company of kids or other dogs...
GAIN’S CAT OF THE WEEK
Sharona might not let you relax your eyes until they get to know the swirling stripes of her Tabby coat. The black lines of her coat are defined by the intermingling crème and white filler streaks which bring out the flecks of lemon peel in her gold eyes. She is very...
AT GUAM’S PORT THE RICH GET RICH AND THE POOR GET POORER
The recently signed PL 30-32 allows the Port Authority of Guam's management to establish pay scales for employees. Surprise, surprise they gave themselves huge raises (from $65.6k to $177.6k) while the lowest paid employees actually get less (from $14.0k to $11.3k)!...
EVERY PUBLIC SERVANT DESERVES A FAIR PAY CHECK
A computer operator I at GPSS, GPD, GMH or any other public agency should earn exactly the same amount as everyone else doing the same job. With the recent passage of Bill 142 into law (with only Sen. Pangelinan voting against it and Sen. Rector was recused) there are...
GFT would like to give condolences to the family of David Q. Uncangco
GFT would like to give condolences to the family of David Q. Uncangco whose funeral was held on Wednesday, July 8th at Our Lady of Peace and Safe Journey Church in Chalan Pago.
43,000 NEW JERSEY COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS RATIFY PACT, AND MORE BARGAINING NEWS
CWA, New Jersey: More than 43,000 workers in the largest union representing New Jersey state workers, the Communications Workers of America (CWA), ratified a revised contract that defers a raise and swaps furloughs this year for future vacation days. "During these...
FIRST CONTRACT ARBITRATION HELPS WORKERS, EMPLOYERS SECURE LABOR CONTRACTS
It is often overlooked in the heated debate over workers' rights to organize, but most American workers who do manage to form unions remain unable to bargain for a first contract in a timely manner. This hurdle commonly results from employers who fail to bargain in...