BOARD APPROVES TEACHERS CBA!
In a unanimous vote, the Guam Education Board approved and signed the Teachers Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA)! The CBA will now be submitted to the Attorney General then Governor for final signature.
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.
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...
EMPLOYEE FREE CHOICE BACKER WINS TONY
Congratulations to the performers, all members of Actors'Equity, who won Tony Awards this past weekend. And a special salute to Gregory Jbara, who picked up a Tony Award for his role as "Dad" in the hit Broadway musical "Billy Elliot The Musical." Jbara is one of 47...
STOP CORRUPTION IN MANDALUYONG TRAFFIC DIVISION! STOP HARASSING TRANSPORT WORKERS!
Leaders of big transport unions in Mandaluyong today filed a complaint before the Ombudsman against Luisito E. Espinosa, chief of the Traffic and Parking Management Office (TMPO) of Mandaluyong City, and all the traffic enforcers of the TMPO who are under his...
DO YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A LIVING WAGE AND A MINIMUM WAGE?
If you read the PDN last week, the difference between a minimum wage and a living wage isn't quite clear. The minimum wage is the lowest hourly, daily or monthly wage all employers may legally pay to their employees. Currently the federal minimum wage is $6.55/hr and...
WAL-MART ORGANIZING EFFORTS GAINING MOMENTUM
Wal-Mart organizing efforts are gaining momentum, in spite of the company's concerted efforts to thwart union activity. In the United States — where the campaign is led by UFCW International — the growing interest to go union is being fed by a number of factors,...
TWO FARMS AGREE TO BETTER WAGES, CONDITIONS FOR FLORIDA TOMATO WORKERS
The campaign of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) to bring better wages and improved working conditions to Florida's tomato fields took a big step forward this week. Whole Foods Market announced that two of the largest organic growers in Florida—Lady Moon...
WHEN WAGES GO UP INFLATION ON GUAM GOES DOWN!!!
Contrary to the myth created by Republicans, the Chamber of Commerce and the Guam Hotel and Restaurant Association, wages on Guam have do not have anything to do with the cost of goods on our island. In fact we see that as the minimum wage increased, the rate of...