GFT – GWA CBA RENEWAL RATIFICATION FRIDAY, MARCH 10!
The Ratification for the GFT - GWA Collective Bargaining Agreement Renewal will be on Friday, March 10, 2017 from 8am to 6pm at the GFT Office in Mangilao. Members of the Guam Waterworks Authority may contact the GFT Office at 735-4390 to review a copy of the...
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.
ASIAN AND PACIFIC AMERICANS SUPPORT EMPLOYEE FREE CHOICE ACT
Twelve organizations representing the Asian American and Pacific Islander American communities have added their voices in strong support of the Employee Free Choice Act. Reflecting the diversity of the Asian and Pacific Islander American communities, these...
AUSTRALIAN WORKERS WIN NEW IR LAWS – HOTEL WORKERS CAN BE FIRST TO USE THEM
Remember John Howard? He was the Prime Minister Australians voted out more than 18 months ago because of his unpopular workplace laws. Kevin Rudd's government has written new Fair Work Laws. The new laws will start on 1 July – not far away now. Under the new laws a...
GAIN’S DOG OF THE WEEK
Jefffy will make the decision for you if you take a longer gaze into his golden eyes and overlook his build. Her has a sturdy build that will intimidate those that are unfamiliar with him. His walking manners on a leash indicates he has had some good training although...
GAIN’S CAT OF THE WEEK
Baxter will weasel himself into your life with his precious pink nose, golden eyes and the long wispy white hair in the ear folds of his black mask. At 8 months old the indoor life is the only way to go as far as he is concerned as long as he has the necessary...
LET’S USE THE ARRA STIMULUS FUND WISELY & REBUILD JFK!
Instead of signing off a contract for a temporary building for JFK, it makes more sense to rebuild JFK using the federal stimulus money from President Obama's American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Our children deserve their school in a new condition that will...
SENATE RESOLUTION DEMANDS PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE OPTION IN REFORM PLAN
A new U.S. Senate resolution demands that a public health insurance option be included in health care reform legislation now being developed behind closed doors in the Senate Finance Committee. A public insurance plan option for workers and families who either have...
NEW ZEALAND UNION MAKES FAST FOOD PAY
New Zealand's newest union has captivated a workforce ignored by most unions around the world: young service-sector workers, many of them people of color in fast-food jobs. The Unite union's barnstorming approach has organized thousands of them, led strikes at...
THE MOVE FOR CHANGE IS HAPPENING NOW
Reclaim Guahan was a great success with the youth all over Guam gathering together expressing their thoughts and concerns with the issues surrounding our island. Information on the military build-up and preserving our island's land and natural resources were a few of...
SUN LIFE MEETING TARGET OF LABOUR PROTESTS
Shareholders arriving at the annual meeting of Sun Life Financial in downtown Toronto were greeted by labour union activists calling attention to Sun Life's investment in a Hawaii hotel. Sun Life holds a $38 million mortgage for the Pacific Beach Hotel in Honolulu....
KOREA: 1,000 WON MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE
The members of Korean Women's Trade Union carry pickets in the shape of 1,000 Won note to campaign for an 1,000 Won (0.8 dollars) increase in the minimum wage at Yeouido located in Seoul, May 21. continue reading
PARTICIPATE IN YOUR DEMOCRACY!
Do you want good middle class jobs so you can have a comfortable lifestyle? We can achieve this but you need to participate in your democracy and urge your senators to pass bills that will help Guam's families. Over half of our population is on some kind of public...
BIDEN: ‘WE CAN’T ACHIEVE A MIDDLE CLASS WITHOUT A STRONG LABOR MOVEMENT’
Unions and their members will be a “gigantic part of the solution†to rebuilding the middle class, Vice President Joe Biden told the 3,000 delegates to the AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades Department's (BCTD) legislative conference. Biden, speaking via...