GFT – GWA COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT MOU RATIFICATION
Ratification on the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the GFT - GWA Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) will take place on Thursday, March 10, 2016. The MOU clarifies that in the event the new rules and regulations for GWA are adopted, any conflicting...
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.
GFT NEWS JUNE ISSUE OUT!
Get a copy of the GFT News June issue at any Shell gas station or in various stores and restaurants near you! This month we are featuring a few GFT Fathers along with our Father’s Day Give-Away Winners!
LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO DO THIS WEEKEND?
Go to Tarzas GFT Family Day this Saturday, June 14th. $10 Admission for GFT Member plus spouse and $5 admission for children 5 to 11 years old (3 children max.). Ages 4 and under are free!
LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO DO THIS WEEKEND?
Underwater World’s Family Fun Day is this Sunday, June 15th. Face painting, games, and great activities will be available. $10 special UWW Family Photo price for GFT Members! Standard local promotion applies (Adults $11.50/Children $6)
ORGANIZING DRIVE 2008!
GFT Members dont forget about the awesome incentives for recruiting new members: Recruit 1 Member and Get a GFT T-Shirt! Recruit 3 Members in the month of June and Get a FREE iPod! Recruit 20 Members and Get a 1 Night Stay at the Hilton!
GET DAD A NEW PHONE FROM GTA FOR FATHER’S DAY!
GFT Members can get a Free Nokia 1600 or 2610 or $50 off a premium phone when you sign up a new activation under the GFT - GTA Rate Plans. You get $5 off the Basic, Plus & Promo Rate Plans. For more information call GTA at 644-4482. Dont forget to show your GFT...
REDUCE REUSE RECYCLE
Check out this months Going Green Article in the GFT News June issue. This months topic is on plastic disposable bottles and bags. Communities all around the world are taking action to protect themselves from the hazards of plastics by banning disposable plastic bags....
EPI URGES IMMEDIATE ACTION ON UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS EXTENSION
This morning, EPI Vice President Ross Eisenbrey issued the following statement on pending legislation to extend unemployment benefits: For months, as the nations economy has deteriorated, members of Congress have tried and failed to push through a common-sense...
ONE HILL COALITION ACHIEVES HISTORIC MILESTONE
On May 10th the One Hill CBA Coalition reached a tentative agreement for a first-ever Community Benefits Agreement in Pittsburgh. The tentative agreement outlines the ways that the development of the new Penguins hockey arena and 28 acres of land in the lower Hill...
JUNE 12 – WORLD DAY AGAINST CHILD LABOUR 2008
June 12 was marked around the world as the World Day against Child Labour. Activities were held to raise awareness that Education is the right response to child labour: Education for all children at least to the minimum age of employment, Education policies that...
THE INACCESSIBILITY AND EXPENSE OF CHILD CARE AND EARLY EDUCATION IS A NATIONAL PROBLEM, WHICH CALLS FOR A NATIONAL SOLUTION
Now we have a great chance to move good child care policy forward: The Starting Early, Starting Right Act would improve the quality and availability of child care and significantly increase funding to help families pay for child care. But, this bill needs co-sponsors...
RUSSIA: NESTLE NEEDS TO BARGAIN OVER WAGES
Workers at the KitKat plant in Perm have made some progress in their struggle to get Nestle to agree to bargain with their union over wages. The company has finally made a modest offer. International pressure has been vital in this case, as it has been in other...
MALAWI: JUSTICE FOR SECURITY GUARDS
15 June is international justice day -- a day to raise our voices in support of some of the lowest paid workers in the world. UNI Global Union has an online appeal in support of security guards in Malawi, demanding that they get paid for overtime.