Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to pass the Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82) and fully repeal the Social Security Act’s Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset. Thousands of AFT members contacted their...
UPDATE: Social Security Fairness Act passes out of the House of Representatives!
This just in: HR. 82 has been sent to the senate and awaits essential support from the impending passage of its senate version, S. 597 in a critical vote on Wednesday. Call or email your senators and ask them to support S. 597....
Social Security Fairness Act passes out of the House of Representatives!
From Inside CFT (15 November 2024): Social Security Fairness Act passes out of the House of Representatives This week the House of Representatives passed H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act, with an overwhelming majority vote of 327-75. The bipartisan bill would...
December Yin Yoga & Sound Bath
Dear AFT Guild Members, Last chance for this semester to experience the magic! Come and join your AFT colleagues at First Fridays: Yin Yoga & Sound Bath! Yin Yoga promotes balance and flexibility through passive holding of poses that stretch the deep connective...
Silence is NOT an Option – 11/13/2024
Silence is NOT an Option November 2024 Men's Health Awareness Month National Diabetes Month National Veterans and Military Families Month Men's Health Awareness Month- In this 3 minutes video published by the Youtube channel Black Men’s Health Project from John...
AFT Guild Gulls Hockey Teddy Bear Toss Game: Saturday, Dec 7th
Dear AFT Guild Colleagues, Please join us for our annual Winter Wonderland Teddy Bear Toss Gulls Hockey Game! As with all of our events, be sure to click here to purchase your tickets early to be sure there are enough seats available! Tailgating Information:...
IT’S THE WORKING CLASS, STUPID
IT’S THE WORKING CLASS, STUPID: A Post Election Discussion with Labor Journalist Harold Meyerson Brigette Browning (UNITE/HERE and Labor Council Leader) Jim Miller AFT , Political Director AJ Estrada, Building Trades Political Director Sunday November 10th 2024 2:00...
Nearly a Clean Sweep on Local Races, National Outlook Bleak
Dear AFT Guild Members, This is certainly not the morning after election day message I was hoping to write, but as we have painfully learned over the years, elections are unpredictable at best. Locally, we did quite well, winning handily in the majority of our...
AFT Guild Union Meeting this Thursday, November 7th – North City Campus
Dear AFT Guild Members, Just a friendly reminder that our next AFT Guild Union meeting will be held this Thursday, November 7th beginning at 3:00pm at our North City Campus meeting location: North City Campus, 8355 Aero Dr., San Diego, 92123. There is ample parking in...
Election Day is Finally Here!
Dear Colleagues, Just in case today is the first day you have turned on an electronic device of any kind in 18 months, today is election day! If you haven’t voted or turned in your ballot yet, you can find all the polling locations and ballot drop off locations by...