NEW MEMBERSHIP CARDS!
New GFT membership cards were mailed to all members last month. If you have not received your card, then please contact the GFT office at 735-4390 or email irish@gftunion.com. You may use your new card to access various local discounts throughout 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.
PREVAILING WAGE LAWS HELP WORKERS AND DONT RAISE GOVERNMENT COSTS
A mix of state, local, and federal laws require contractors doing government work to pay a wage at or near the local average--known as the prevailing wage. The idea is that government work should not pay poverty wages or depress local rates. But groups on the right...
SUPPORT THE INETNON GEF PAGO CULTURAL ARTS PROGRAM
July 12, 2008 (Sat) - The group will also be having a Spaghetti Night Fundraiser at Inarajans Gef Pago at 6:00 pm, tickets are $10.00 each.
BRING YOUR NUMBER WITH YOU!
Sign up under the GFT Plan at GTA MPULSE. You get $5 off the Basic, Plus & Promo Plans. You dont 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!
FUNDRAISER THIS SATURDAY FOR BABE RUTH ALL STAR TEAM
The Babe Ruth All Star Team will be selling raffle tickets at the Pangasinan Bingo Center this Saturday, July 12, 2008 starting at 2pm. Tickets are $1 each. They will also be holding a carwash at the Market Wholesale Parking Lot on Sunday, July 13, 2008 from 9am to...
STRENGTH IN NUMBERS!
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
HELP SAVE GUAMS PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM!!!
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...
WORK A DAY IN OUR SHOES
If you think being a teacher or a bus driver is easy, then try to Work A Day in our Shoes. If anyone would like to take the challenge just hit reply and your name will be placed on the list for next school year.
WIN AN MP3 & GFT GIFT SET!
Register your account in GFTs 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. Log on to www.gftunion.org.
CONGRATULATIONS GFT!
Congratulations to GFT for winning First Place for Best Original Illustration or Photo for the GFT News September 2007 front cover and First Place for the Best Public Relations Activity for the Fair Taxes poster campaign for the 2008 AFTCN Communications Awards Contest.
BENEFITS COSTS: STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS VS. PRIVATE SECTOR
How much do employers spend on benefits for their workers? What are the most costly voluntary benefits? Is there a difference in benefits spending between state and local government employers and private-sector employers? The answers to these questions can be found in...
NURSES WIN BAN ON MANDATORY OVERTIME IN NEW YORK
New York is now one of a handful of states to put an end to forcing nurses to work overtime. Nurse members from the New York State Public Employees Federation and the New York State United Teachers have been working with several other unions for years to lobby their...
FAMILY-FRIENDLY WORKSCHEDULES
MomsRising is working to help make America more family-friendly--and less crazy busy--by encouraging employers of all types to adopt flexible work arrangements which are appropriate for specific jobs, including: flexible scheduling, telecommuting, job sharing,...