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WINNING FOR OUR WORKERS THROUGH CBAs! - (2009-05-10) |
 GFT is dedicated to improving the quality of life for our members and their families. One of the ways we accomplish this is through Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA). CBAs give workers the prot...More |
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GFT WINS AFTCN COMMUNICATIONS AWARDS CONTEST! - (2009-05-10) |
Every year, the AFT Communications Network presents a Communications Awards contest with all AFT Locals. GFT won several categories under the Class II division, 2,001-9,999 membership. We are consta...More |
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LABOR DEPARTMENT BUDGET STRENGTHENS WORKER PROTECTION ENFORCEMENT - (2009-05-10) |
 The Obama administration today unveiled its plan to fulfill a promise to make America's workplaces safer and protect workers' rights.
During the Labor Department's first-ever online discussion about ...More |
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BOSTON GLOBE WORKERS REACH TENTATIVE PACT; UNIONS OFFER OPTIONS FOR MEDIA JOBS CRISIS - (2009-05-10) |
 After weeks of intense negotiations, including a 10-hour session last night, The Newspaper Guild-Communications Workers of America (TNG-CWA) and the Boston Globe reached a tentative agreement early th...More |
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IT'S NOT COST-EFFICIENT TO SPEND $500K OF TAXPAYERS' MONEY TO CLEAN 16 RESTROOMS - (2009-05-06) |
 Department of Parks and Recreation is proposing to pay $500K to have Advance Management clean 16 restrooms in our public parks and beaches. Was there a cost-benefit analysis on this? Our public rest...More |
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LAUGHING AT THE NEWS: COMEDY WRITERS SPEAK - (2009-05-06) |
Jon Stewart or Katie Couric? Jay Leno or Charles Gibson? David Letterman or Brian Williams? A growing number of people are choosing Jon, Jay and David as their sources for news while the anchor class ...More |
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OBAMA PUTS AIR SAFETY BACK IN THE PASSENGER SEAT - (2009-05-06) |
For the first time in more than three years, the nation's National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) has been cleared to land a fair contract with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). ...More |
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STREETLIGHTS BELONG TO THE PEOPLE OF GUAM! - (2009-05-04) |
 DPW Director Larry Perez couldn't manage the streetlights properly and is now proposing to transfer our money that fund the lights to a private company who will have complete control of which streetli...More |
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CRYING WOLF -- THE SAME OLD SONG - (2009-05-04) |
Universal health care and the reform of outdated labor laws are shaping up to be the two great policy battles of the year, if not the century. Business interests are dusting off decades of campaign rh...More |
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PETE SEEGER - (2009-05-04) |
 Happy Birthday to Pete Seeger, the legendary folk singer, union activist, environmental champion and jolly hell-raiser who turns 90 years old today.
If you get a chance, take a few minutes and hum or...More |
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