GFT EXPRESSED TEACHER CONCERNS ON SCHOOL SAFETY
GFT Field Representative, Dan Del Priore, participated in the second roundtable discussion on school safety at the Guam Legislature held last week. Del Priore discussed the concerns of having students with discipline and behavior problems still on school...
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.
HOTELS AND DEVELOPERS ONCE AGAIN DEMONSTRATE SELFISHNESS
Once development in Tumon was halted because it exceeded our public infrastructure Big money developers and corporations got together and offered to install a new sewage system, for them selves only! Public money, the majority of which came from Guams middle class...
UNLIMITED CELL CALLS FOR FREE!!!
Did you know that GFT members not only get a free phone, and $5 a month off their cell, and Blackberry plans they also get unlimited FREE calling within the mpulse net work. That means that Mom, Dad, son and daughter can all get new Nokia phones and talk to each other...
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FATHERS DAY GIVE-AWAY WINNERS!
Grand Prize Winner, Herbert Aguon (GPSS Carp. II) won a One night stay at the Hilton, Gift Certificate to Pats Tinting & Detailing, Golf Putter, a bottle of Johnnie Walker Green Label, & a gift certificate to Proa Restaurant 2nd Place Winner, Jeff Nededog (GIAA Fire...
TECHNOLOGY TOPS AGENDA FOR AFT HEALTHCARE DIVISION LEADERS
The impact of technology in healthcare was a major focus of discussion for AFT Healthcares program and policy council, which met May 20-21 in Washington, D.C. Frontline health professionals are critical to the successful adoption of health information technology, and...
HOSPITAL WORKERS RATIFY CONTRACT WITH HAHNEMANN
Members of District 1199C of the National Union of Hospital and Healthcare Employees AFSCME, AFL-CIO ratified a four-year contract agreement with Hahnemann University Hospital that calls for a 16.8 percent increase in wages and benefits. Click here
AFT ANNOUNCES LOWER RATES FOR OCCUPATIONAL LIABILITY INSURANCE
For the second year in a row, the AFT has been able to negotiate a reduction in the rates that local affiliates pay for occupational liability insurance. In July, the rate will drop to 40 cents per member per month, a 10-cent reduction from last year. In 2007, the...
ECONOMY AND MONEY TOP CAUSES OF STRESS FOR AMERICANS
Psychologists Recommend Staying Calm in Uncertain Times WASHINGTON, June 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As talk of falling housing prices, rising consumer debt and declining retail sales bring up worries about the nations economic health, the American Psychological...
THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PASSED H.R. 3021, THE 21ST CENTURY GREEN HIGH-PERFORMING PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES ACT, BY A VOTE OF 250-164.
This is a tremendous victory for public schools, educators and children. The legislation authorizes $6.4 billion annually to help state and school districts address school conditions that compromise learning and teaching. The bill also creates more than 100,000...
DID YOU KNOW?
145+ countries guarantee paid sick days for everyone who works. But not the U.S.! 85% of restaurant workers have no paid sick days. And, 90% of food-borne illnesses that start in restaurants are traced to employees who were forced to work sick, or lose pay, or even...
LOCAL UNION AFFILIATES OF THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS IN SEATTLE AND GUAM HAVE ENDORSED HR 676, SINGLE PAYER HEALTHCARE LEGISLATION INTRODUCED BY CONGRESSMAN JOHN CONYERS (D-MI)
On the Pacific Island of Guam, Matt Rector, President of AFT Local 1581, reports that his local, which is the largest and fastest growing union on Guam, has also endorsed HR 676. Rector wrote of his locals endorsement: If anyone needs an incentive to support universal...
SCHOOLS OUT FOR THE SUMMER!!!
Only a teacher knows what a relief those five words are. No matter how dedicated, talented, or committed a teacher is, doing the job takes a heavy toll. Which is why summer is a much needed battery recharger. Anyone that disbelieves this is invited to take GFTs Work a...