TEACHERS CBA RATIFICATION TODAY, MARCH 3!
Ratification for the GFT - GDOE Teachers Collective Bargaining Agreement is set for today, Friday, March 3, 2017 at the UOG School of Business & Public Administration room #129 from 4 - 7pm. Please bring your GFT Membership card and/or valid ID to vote....
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.
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...
AUSTRALIA: UNIONS WANT ‘SECOND WAVE’ INDUSTRY REFORMS
UNION leaders will demand Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard commit Labor to a "second wave" of industrial relations reforms at the next federal election, using next month's ACTU Congress as a springboard to try to secure more union-friendly workplace changes. They are...
GAIN’S DOG OF THE WEEK
Florian has developed her social interests into satisfying pastimes to keep her stress at bay. Her excitement being on a leash is under control since she would rather follow than lead on her short legs. She has a 1-1/2 years old prying nose which actively seeks new...
GAIN’S CAT OF THE WEEK
Vixen is just 10 weeks old and has already gotten the rules for indoor living ingrained just as well as the instinctive curiosity she was born with. She has the rambunctious energy expected of a healthy kitten to match the racing stripes running from her nose to the...
GUAM’S WORKERS NEED GOOD WORKING CONDITIONS AND FAIR TREATMENT AT WORK
It can be quite difficult for workers to properly serve the people of Guam when conflicts arise in the workplace due to bad working conditions or unfair treatment. That is why it is important rules and regulations are enforced and followed from both management and...
PELOSI: CONGRESS COMMITTED TO PASSING EMPLOYEE FREE CHOICE
Congress is "committed to passing the Employee Free Choice Act" and President Obama is "ready to sign it into law," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi today told more than 3,000 union members and leaders from 13 unions at the AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades...
LABOR FY 2010 BUDGET WILL PROTECT WORKERS. WHAT A CONCEPT
Labor Secretary Hilda Solis told two congressional committees this week that the Department of Labor's fiscal year (FY) 2010 budget will restore capacity in our worker protection programs, which have languished for years. Appearing in separate hearings before the...