GFT OFFICE: “UNDER CONSTRUCTIONâ€
There may be disruptions to the services available to members from the GFT office in the next few weeks due to office repairs, renovations and system upgrades. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding. For immediate attention,...
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.
TB TESTING TOMORROW, AUGUST 9
Free TB Testing on August 9, 2008 from 10am to 3pm at the GFT Office in Mangilao for GFT Members, spouse and children. Please bring your shot records. For more information contact the GFT Office at 735-4390.
GPSS TEACHERS FIGHT FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
At a public hearing at the Guam Legislature, GPSS Teachers shared their view on how Charter Schools are bad for Guam. Teachers voiced their concerns that Charter Schools discriminate against the underprivileged as well as those with special needs. Charters Schools are...
TAKE YOUR FAMILY TO UNDERWATER WORLD!
Underwater World GFT Fun Day is this Sunday, August 10th. Face painting, games and activities will be provided. GFT members get a $10 special price on the family photo. Bring you GFT Membership Card.
AUGUST SPECIAL!
GFT Members can make a donation of $15 for a GFT MP3 Player for the month of August only while supplies last!
HAVE FUN AT TARZA’S GFT FAMILY DAY!
GFT Family Day at Tarza is tomorrow, August 9. $10 admission fee for adults and $5 for children 5 to 11 years old. Children 4 and under are free! Discount is given to the GFT Member, spouse and up to three children. Bring your GFT Membership Card!
GET A NEW PHONE FOR THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR!
Sign up for a new account under the GFT Plan at GTA MPULSE and get a FREE Nokia 1600 or 2610! You get $5 off the Basic, Plus & Promo Plans. Some conditions apply. Call GTA at 644-4482 for more details!
WE SHOULD HAVE PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE FOR ALL NEW MOTHERS
Unlike the rest of the world, the United States doesn’t (yet!) have Paid Family and Medical Leave for all new mothers (which is paid time off after the birth of a baby). Without this kind of policy in place, Selena (right) gave birth on Thursday, and was back at her...
DID YOU KNOW?
Consider that a full one-quarter of families with children under age six earned less than $25,000 in 2001.
WAL-MART WARNS OF DEMOCRATIC WIN
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is mobilizing its store managers and department supervisors around the country to warn that if Democrats win power in November, they’ll likely change federal law to make it easier for workers to unionize companies -- including Wal-Mart. In...
LOCAL BARISTAS JOIN NATIONWIDE DRIVE TO ORGANIZE STARBUCKS WORKERS
As the world’s largest coffee company announced plans to close 27 stores statewide, several baristas in the Twin Cities announced plans of their own to fight back. Those plans begin with forming a union. â€We are not the first Starbucks workers to take this step,...
CONTRACT VICTORY FOR US DOCK WORKERS
A US union, representing more than 25,000 dock workers, has won a six-year contract deal following a lengthy round of negotiations. The ITF-affiliated International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the employers’ group, the Pacific Maritime Association...
OBAMA BACKS FREE CHOICE ACT, NEW LAW WOULD MAKE FORMATION OF UNIONS EASIER
Sen. Barack Obama has promised to back changes in federal labor law that local union leaders say have been long overdue. In a conference call Thursday with members of unions who have endorsed him, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee talked of the...