Today, I gave a speech at the National Press Club in which I discussed the challenges we face in education and the economy.  These aren’t easy times for either of those sectors and, as I said in my speech, neither the economy nor public education is strong when the...

Please join us as we celebrate our recent AFT Guild election victories with: •  Cuyamaca College Professor Mary Graham elected to the San Diego Community College District Board! •  Special Education Teacher Mary Kay Rosinski elected to the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community...

By Judith Warner November 6, 2008 On Wednesday, Nov. 5, 1980, my 10th-grade American history teacher started class by unfurling The New York Times. She pointed to its triple banner headline: “Reagan Easily Beats Carter; Republicans Gain in Congress; D’Amato...

Dear Colleagues, For the first time in my 21 years of involvement with the Guild, as of this writing it appears as though we have won every single targeted race we focused our resources on during this election cycle, and most in landslide proportions. Below are the...

Brothers and Sisters, With the election less than 1 week out, we desperately need volunteers for our final 4 days of GOTV activities. We will be door hanging voters on Saturday – Monday, and pushing folks to the polls on Tuesday.  We also have phones going everyday,...

Sunday editorial: Barack Obama for President By: St. Louis Post-Dispatch Editorial Board Nine Days before the Feb. 5 presidential primaries in Missouri and Illinois, this editorial page endorsed Barack Obama and John McCain in their respective races. We did so...

Many of you may have received recent emails regarding not wearing political attire to the polls. I checked with our political law attorney, who also provides counsel to Obama's California campaign team, and this is what he had to say: "There is no definitive appellate...

Dear Colleagues, Attached please find our endorsements for all races in San Diego-Imperial Counties, including the below listed key races. Please forward this email and the attachment to all friends and family in your address book. In Unity, Jim Mahler, President AFT...

Dear Colleagues, Soon after enabling legislation was signed by the Governor this past July, we put forth a proposal to the District regarding raising the limit on adjunct faculty assignments to the new legally permissible level of 67%.  Yesterday we reached agreement...

Do you know the answers? Best Doctors has them... For a chance to win $2,500, take a quick quiz about Best Doctors by clicking this link:  http://www.vebaonline.com/MAI/contest/contest_login.cfm The contest runs from October 13 -- November 17, 2008, and the winners...