GFT CONTINUES TO PUSH FOR AMENDING EDUCATOR CONDUCT LAW
GFT Representatives will be meeting with members of the Guam Commission of Educator Certification next week to continue discussion in amending Public Law 236 on Professional Educator Conduct. While a number of areas in the Law have been amended, there is still...
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.
FINDING SOLUTIONS
If you read the newspaper recently, our government is always finding
DEVELOPING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR SCHOOL AIDES, SCHOOL COUNSELORS, AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
If you would like to serve in the Joint Committee in developing the performance standards for school aides, school counselors, and allied health professional in the Guam Public School System, please email Irish at irish@gftunion.com.
NEW REPORT ON GREEN JOBS A CHALLENGE TO GOVERNMENTS
This report shows the massive potential for new jobs in green products and services and underlines just how important it is for governments, many of which have paid little or no attention to the social and employment aspects of climate change, to put the right...
MIGRANTS URGE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT TO PROTECT WORKERS
In Australia, the Labor Partys election campaign which brought it to power last November put industrial relations high on the agenda. Now, a group of Asian women employees is calling for tighter safeguards under proposed changes to Australias industrial relations...
WOMEN MIGRANT WORKERS: SEIZING OPPORTUNITIES, UPHOLDING RIGHTS
Nearly half of the worlds migrants are women. Increasingly, migration provides them with opportunities to find better jobs. However, many still accept lower skilled jobs for higher pay and some may even become victims of exploitation and abuse. In partnership with the...
VIETNAM, ROK TRADE UNIONS LOOKING AFTER WORKERS INTERESTS
At the meeting, VGCL President Dang Ngoc Tung expressed his wish that the two countries trade unions become more active in exchanging experiences, particularly in conducting negotiations, thus helping to improve Vietnamese trade unions competence in protecting...
OVER 300 UNITED STEELWORKERS (USW) UNION DELEGATES AT THE NATIONAL OIL BARGAINING CONFERENCE HERE OVERWHELMINGLY APPROVED THE NATIONAL OIL BARGAINING POLICY COMMITTEES PROPOSALS FOR 2009 BARGAINING.
United Steelworkers Delegates Approve National Oil Bargaining Policy. Provisions in the National Oil Bargaining policy ensure that our oil facilities and communities will be safer and that oil workers will be able to take care of their families, said USW International...
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WHAT DO YOU WANT TO ASK GUAMS SENATORIAL CANDIDATES?
GFT will be holding a Senatorial Forum and we would like to know what you want to ask them. What issues are more important to you and your family? What questions do you think we should ask them? Please email your input to irish@gftunion.com.
GMH BLAMES NURSES FOR THEIR MISTAKE
After weeks of unhealthy levels of nitrous oxide (NO) in GMHs operating room, hospital management finally tested the Air and discovered that NO levels exceeded 100ppm (50ppm is the acceptable max). NO is an anesthetic which is the responsibility of an anesthesiologist...
IMPROVING HEALTHCARE FOR A BETTER LIFE
The United States is the only country with no Universal Healthcare. How many times do you hear families fundraising for medical treatment or see children standing at the traffic light with donation buckets? Our healthcare costs have been rising and there are ways to...
WE NEED AN ECONOMY THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE
When you pick up a copy of the PDN it is almost expected to read failures of our Government System. Lack of funds to feed our students, not enough hospital beds in our emergency room, and the list goes on. What we dont read is the underlying solution to all our...