by AFT | Oct 23, 2017 | Hot Topics
This Week in Labor History October 23 President Theodore Roosevelt establishes a fact-finding commission that suspends a nine-months-long strike by Western Pennsylvania coal miners fighting for better pay, shorter workdays and union recognition. The strikers ended up...
by AFT | Oct 18, 2017 | Hot Topics
Dear Colleagues, Your union is launching an informal happy hour series of lectures entitled “Thirsty Thursdays.” Bring your friends and join us for good drink, good food, and informed discussion on the issues of the day with your colleagues. Our inaugural event of...
by AFT | Oct 18, 2017 | Hot Topics
Dear Colleagues, CFT has made its popular “Organize. Resist.” t-shirts available again through a new online ordering system. You are able to order the styles and sizes you want and pay online. The t-shirts are shipped directly to you. This was...
by AFT | Oct 17, 2017 | Hot Topics
Dear AFT Guild Union Members, All AFT Guild members and their family members are invited to join us at our Homebuyer Workshop to learn how you can benefit from homeownership. Our Wells Fargo Home Mortgage consultants will present the fundamentals of buying and...
by AFT | Oct 16, 2017 | Hot Topics
This Week in Labor History October 16 Queen Marie Antoinette, wife of Louis XVI, is beheaded during the French Revolution. When alerted that the peasants were suffering due to widespread bread shortages, lore has it that she replied, “Let them eat cake.” In fact...
