by AFT | Jun 7, 2018 | Hot Topics
Dear Colleagues, The San Francisco Chronicle picked up my Op-Ed opposing the Governor’s new community college funding formula proposal: https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/Governor-s-proposed-community-college-funding-12976991.php Governor’s...
by AFT | Jun 7, 2018 | Hot Topics
June 04 Massachusetts becomes the first state to establish a minimum wage – 1912 The House of Representatives approves the Taft-Hartley Act. The legislation allows the president of the United States to intervene in labor disputes. President Truman vetoed the law...
by AFT | Jun 6, 2018 | Hot Topics
Dear Colleagues, I’m pleased to report that all eight Guild endorsed and supported Governing Board candidates placed first in yesterday’s primary election! Our two County Board of Education candidates were outright winners, while our other six candidates all...
by AFT | Jun 5, 2018 | Hot Topics
Dear Colleagues, Below please find our recommendations for the June 2018 primary election: 1) Your AFT Guild recommendations for our local Governing Board races; 2) Recommendations from the San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council on other...
by AFT | Jun 5, 2018 | Hot Topics
Dear Colleagues, We are down to the final 2-3 days of the budget negotiations in the Capitol! Please take a moment of your time and make the two calls listed below. We need large numbers of members calling in at this point. All you need to say is:...