NEW CBA FOR TEACHERS!
After 6 long years of negotiating, the GFT – GDOE Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) was approved and ratified in a unanimous vote by the Guam Education Board! The CBA was signed by Board Chairman, Peter Alecxis Ada, Guam Department of Education Acting...
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.
GAIN’S CAT OF THE WEEK
Chorizo might confound by being seeming not to pay you any attention when he is really intent upon your every move. His intent is to surprise you with a demonstration of his agility and ingenuity to bring an inanimate toy to life. He has a delightful way of drawing...
GFT WINS!
GFT received a total of 9 awards at the AFTCN Awards Ceremony on Thursday, June 18, 2009 at the National Labor College in Silver Spring, Maryland. Many AFT Locals were present and received several awards as well. Good communication is one of the most important...
ORGANIZING AND MOBILIZING WITH FLAIR
For four days next week, the campus of the National Labor College (NLC) in Silver Spring, Md., will reverberate with the sounds of music, poetry and creative chants and art. From June 20-23, some 100 union and social justice activists will participate in the annual...
WE NEED QUALITY EDUCATION FOR OUR STUDENTS NEXT SY09-10
We must carefully invest the $108M in Federal stimulus money into providing quality education for our children. We know from the recent problems in the past years, poor working conditions in the schools were a major problem that disrupted a lot of learning time for...
HEALTH CARE- WE CAN’T WAIT
The nation has "an historic opportunity" to reform health care and bring down the spiraling costs that are driving families to the brink of—and too often into—bankruptcies, forcing employers to drop worker coverage and threatening the federal budget. In a Point of...
AUSTRALIA: LABOR MUST PROTECT WORKERS’ RIGHTS AND GET RID OF UNFAIR IR LAWS FOR CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
The Rudd Labor Government must protect workers' rights and get rid of the Howard Government's unfair industrial relations laws for the construction industry when it brings in new legislation this week, says the ACTU. The Government's announcement today that it will...
WORKERS OF GUAM REPRESENT THE UNION NOT A LITTLE OFFICE IN MANGILAO
When people think of GFT, they often think of a little office in Mangilao. The Union is not the staff that works at the office. The power of the Union comes from the 3,000 members who are the working families of Guam. These members are GPSS teachers, Guam...
550,000 NYC WORKERS WIN PACT TO SAVE JOBS, AND MORE BARGAINING NEWS
More than 550,000 New York City active and retired workers reached an agreement that will delay and reduce layoffs, and more updates from the "Bargaining Digest Weekly." The AFL-CIO Collective Bargaining Department delivers daily, bargaining-related news and research...
PRESS RELEASE: BUSINESS LEADERS FORM NEW COALITION TO SUPPORT WORKERS’ RIGHTS
Today a new coalition, Business Leaders for a Fair Economy, was launched and announced its public support for the Employee Free Choice Act. The coalition was formed to give businesses supportive of workers' rights a voice and to promote employer backing of the...
GAIN’S DOG OF THE WEEK
Chisel has used the tools he was given to figure out how to use them to the best of his advantage. His adventurous spirit calms down for a for those moments of calm reflection in your company. He has a luxurious golden coat with mellow white accents on his forehead...
GAIN’S CAT OF THE WEEK
Willy is motivated by the whip of his tail and the food bowl. His daring spirit prefers the activities which challenge is inept abilities to improve beyond expectation. He is motivated by his 2 month old impulses which he follows without hesitation since he doesn't...
STUDIES SHOW SCHOOLS NEAR AIRPORTS ARE BAD FOR OUR CHILDREN’S HEALTH
In one Airline Company on Guam, they have an estimated amount of 25 flights per day. If the interim JFK building was to be placed in Tiyan, then could you imagine the disruption teachers and students would have during their class lessons on a daily basis? Not only is...