SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS
High school students in need of Service Learning Credits have a big opportunity to assist GFT with a project next month. Interested students may contact Irish Olivares at the GFT Office at 735-4390 or email irish@gftunion.com.
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.
WHERES OUR ROBIN HOOD?
Some elected officials have been robbing from the poor and giving to the rich! What happened to Robin Hood? The PDN pointed out Guam tax payers can save a lot of money if DPW bus drivers become part-time workers just like some of the Bus drivers in the rest of the...
YES PDN, WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS OF WORKING FAMILIES
The GFT has ensured that 150 Bus Drivers and their families have a decent standard of living and we are proud of that. The DPW Bus Drivers not only drive students from one destination to another but are responsible for ensuring their safety. If you dont think being a...
TAKE ACTION TODAY TO 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...
Charter Schools are bad for Guam
Take action today to help save Guam’s 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...
FOLLOW THE $$$
The key to politics is to figure out who has what to gain from particular Bills, Laws or Policies. At the recent testimony on the Charter school bill a number of people that have a vested financial interest testified in favor of the Bill. The Bills whole intent is to...
HEALTHCARE OR WEALTHCARE?
Guam currently leads the Nation with the lowest funded ($2,600 GU vs $9,851 Nat Avg) and therefore the worst health insurance for public servants that keep our island running. While it would be quite easy to fix our health care system for all of the families of Guam...
JESUS DIDNT APPLY FOR SUPERENTENDENT
Our elected officials expect miracles from GPSS. While they fund our public school system by less than 1/3 of the national average they expect it to outperform the rest of the nation. No superintendent will ever be able to achieve this miracle, especially when they...
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
HELP A FELLOW GFT MEMBER
Susan Arki is fundraising for her son who needs off-island cancer treatment. She is selling an All You Can Eat Lunch Buffet at Joys Restaurant at the Compadres Mall for $12. Tickets can be redeemed anytime between June 24 and July 12. The restaurant is open Mon-Sun...
DID YOU KNOW?
• When women take time out of the workforce they face huge wage hits, or pay cuts, when they later return to the workforce (as 74% do within two years). • Studies show an investment in quality early education for preschoolers saves money in the long run by...
SEND YOUR PRAYERS FOR GFT MEMBER
Please keep Ms. Joyce Kaneshiro (GPSS- Central Office Employee) in your prayers. Ms. Joyce is currently off island for medical treatment. She will be undergoing surgery sometime next week.
RARE JAPANESE LABOR WIN PROMPTS NEW FEARS
Voluntary overtime may become a thing of the past, as companies such as Toyota and McDonalds start paying employees for extra work Its not easy being a worker in Japan. In big cities such as Tokyo or Osaka, salarymen still start the day early, work long into the...