Hi ,Here's your GFT eUpdate for November 19, 2021Happy Thanksgiving!!This year has been challenging in ways that make it feel like an entire decade has passed by. That is why now, more than ever, it is important to pause to take inventory of the thin...
Hi ,Here's your GFT eUpdate for October 22, 2021AFT settles student debt lawsuit, wins big gains for borrowersThe AFT, AFT President Randi Weingarten and eight individual AFT member plaintiffs have reached a landmark settlement with the U.S. Departme...
Hi ,Here's your GFT eUpdate for October 16, 2021Year-long Education to Make Up for Lost InstructionThe Pacific News Center ran a story on October 4, 2021 where they quote Guam Education Board (GEB) member Robert Crisostomo saying:We need to close the...
Hi ,Here's your GFT eUpdate for October 1, 2021Minimum Wage for Salary EmployeesOnce again it is time to talk about the low wages in Guam. Yep, Guam needs a raise. The minimum wage is the lowest wage that employers can legally pay their employees. Wh...
Hi ,Here's your GFT eUpdate for September 24, 2021DPHSS Issues Guidance Memos 2021-28Today, the Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) issued DPHSS Guidance Memo 2021-28, which provides additional guidance relative to persons with a...
Hi ,Here's your GFT eUpdate for September 03, 2021Recognizing Labor Leaders Who Shaped Our FutureWhat do you think of when you see Labor Day on your calendar? A sunny summer day, barbecues, a school holiday, or maybe the time of year that signals it...
Hi ,Here's your GFT eUpdate for August 27, 2021Executive Order 2021-21: RELATIVE TO SUSPENDING IN-PERSON LEARNING AND AMENDING SOCIAL GATHERING RESTRICTIONS (video)Executive Order 2021-21 (PDF)Teachers and Staff: Report to work as usual. Await furthe...
Hi ,Here's your GFT eUpdate for August 13, 2021Nurse Pay Not Budgeted in FY2022Governor Leon Guerrero approved a 15% increase in base salary with differential pay ranging from 10% to 25% in June, the Department of Administration emphasized that the f...
GFT Office Closed June 21, 2021, in Celebration of JuneteenthThe GFT office will be closed on Monday, June 21, 2021, in celebration of Juneteenth Day.Juneteenth, short for “June 19,” is the day in 1865 when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas,...
Biden Sets Federal Minimum Wage to $15 an HourPresident Joe Biden has signed an executive order during April of this year that will raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour from $10.95 an hour for federal contractors, providing a pay bump to several wor...