New Overtime Rules
A new regulation has been finalized by the U.S. Department of Labor that expands who is eligible for overtime pay. The overtime threshold hasn’t been properly updated for nearly 50 years, leaving millions of workers without basic overtime protections. Under the new...
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 COPE Recommendations for 2022 Senatorial Candidates
GFT COPE Recommends GEB Candidate Elaine Ulloa
ELAINE DUENAS ULLOA Familian "PEPERO" Daughter of the Late Vicente Bamba Duenas and Zelia Tydingco Damian Duenas Sister of the Late Vincent Anthony and Paul Clement Duenas Married to Steven L. Taitague Ulloa Daughter-In-Law of the Late Paul Daniel and Annie...
Simon Sanchez High School Still Waits
All we as educators seem to hear these days is "We are sorry.", "We are working on it.", "We are still waiting for the contracts.", the list of reasons goes on continuously but when is enough finally enough? When will accountability reveal itself in a system that...
Double Pay Update September 2022
The Plaintiff Representatives from various Government of Guam agencies (Supported by GFT) filed an amended complaint on July 29, 2022, addressing concerns raised by the Superior Court of Guam. The concerns deal with whether or not the employees are had exhausted their...
Medical/Dental Open Enrollment 2023 Ends September 26, 2022
TakeCare SelectCare Website https://www.takecareasia.com/govguam2023 www.calvos.net Hours of Operation Monday to Friday from 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Monday to Friday from 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM; lobby (for walk-ins): 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Customer Service Contact Information...
Startbucks Workers United
Labor Day weekend was a major event for our SBWU campaign, and community allies like you are a huge reason why we had so many successful events over the holiday! We hosted 129 store Sip Ins nationwide and boosted the number of community allies that signed our...
GFT General Membership Meeting September 20, 2022
Happy Labor Day from Your Union
The first Labor Day was actually on May 5th in 1882. This was chosen because the date symbolized the unity of labor and capital. At the time, many businesses did not allow their employees to strike, so they needed a day that would bring people together as workers....
Detail Assignments Replace Promotions
GFT filed representatives have been meeting with both Republican and Democrat Senators over the last couple of weeks to discuss the ongoing practice by the administration to indefinitely detail employees to promotional positions without additional pay instead of...
Biden is canceling up to $10K in student loans, $20K for Pell Grant recipients
President Joe Biden took historic action to address federal student loan debt. While many more details are expected in the coming weeks, the plan provides $20,000 in student debt relief for recipients of Pell Grants—a federal grant program for undergraduate students...
Miss Saigon
Miss Saigon is supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Guam Council on the Arts and Humanities Agency, Government of Guam, and the Office of the Governor and is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International...
Remembering Saigon: From Vietnam to Guam
The exhibit will run from July 15 to September 15, 2022. Location: TUMON SANDS PLAZA Tuesdays to Sundays 12:00pm to 6:00pm FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR12pDx_Rq0 What does it mean to remember Saigon from the perspective of Guam? How...