ELECTION RESULTS: GFT DELEGATES FOR AFT CONVENTION
GFT members have placed their votes for GFT Delegates at the AFT Convention to be held in July. Tim Fedenko (President), Sanjay Sharma (Vice-President), James Lujan (Treasurer), and Eugene San Nicolas Santos (ALUTIIQ Steward) have been voted to represent GFT...
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.
A FRESH LOOK AT ANTI-UNION CULTURE
Should workers join unions? For trade union activists, that’s a no-brainer. In the US, unionized workers get higher pay, are more likely to have health insurance and better pensions. So why do four out of ten workers say they won’t vote for a union in their...
BRING YOUR NUMBER WITH YOU!
Sign up under the GFT Plan at GTA MPULSE. You get $5 off the Basic, Plus & Promo Plans. You don’t need to worry about losing your current number because you can port it to GTA. Some conditions apply. Call GTA at 644-4482 for more details!
MORE MOTIVATION!
Recruit 1 new member and get a FREE GFT T-Shirt Recruit 3 members and get a FREE iPod! Recruit 20 members and get a FREE one night hotel stay
SUPPORT OUR YOUTH!
The Guam Babe Ruth Baseball Team is having a Rummage Sale/Car Wash this Saturday, July 19 from 7am to 1pm (car wash is from 9am to 1pm) at the Father Duenas High School. They also have a Happy Hour Fundraiser at SK Lounge in Barrigada (next to Subway) on Saturday,...
FREE TB TESTING!
GFT will be offering Free TB Testing on August 9, 2008 from 10am to 3pm at the GFT Office in Mangilao. GFT Members, spouse and children are FREE!
WIN AN MP3 & GFT GIFT SET!
Register your account in GFT’s New Website and get automatically entered to win an MP3 Player and GFT Gift Set! Drawing will be held at the end of the month. Winner will be contacted. Click here to log on
HONOLULU ADVERTISER’S LEE WEBBER TAKING JOBS FROM THE WORKING FAMILIES
The Honolulu Advertiser is cutting 54 positions from its staff. In a statement, publisher Lee Webber says the entire newspaper business is facing economic challenges because advertising revenues have been slowed as readers shift from printed to electronic sources....
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW AFT PRESIDENT
The AFT’s 80th convention is over, but you can get complete coverage of the recently concluded meeting in Chicago on the AFT Web site. The special convention section includes e-book versions of the daily summaries of the proceedings, prepared by the AFT’s...
SAVE PUBLIC SCHOOLS!
Please take a few minutes to tell your Senators that you think that Charter schools are bad for Guam. Bill 248, the Charter School Bill, would not only hurt public education by taking money away from our desperately underfunded Public School System and give it to the...
SEVEN DIRTY WORDS WORKING PEOPLE SHOULD REMEMBER THIS NOVEMBER
Workers across the country know the Employee Free Choice Act would level the playing field and allow workers to make a fair and free decision on whether they wanted to join a union. But as we approach the 2008 elections, it also wouldnt hurt to heed the words of the...
LEADING SPORTS BRANDS AND UNIONS WORKING TOGETHER GLOBALLY FOR BETTER WORKING CONDITIONS
Profound economic changes are convincing the public that we need to take action together to build a healthy, sustainable economy and ensure real security for all families. And that includes, first and foremost, making sure everyone has quality, affordable health care....
HEALTH CARE FOR AMERICA NOW!
Health Care for America Now! is a coalition of more than 80 labor, community, health activist, womens, netroots and other groups. It will undertake a campaign that includes building grassroots support and educating the public and lawmakers on how to fix the broken...