Dear AFT Guild Members,   Just a friendly reminder of our next Thirsty Thursday event coming up in five days.  There will be a full food and drink menu available at the event. We are very fortunate to have labor activist Ken Seaton-Msemaji available to share his...

Dear AFT Guild Members,   Our next AFT Guild Union Meeting will be held this Thursday, March 7th beginning at 3:00pm at at Mesa College in the Mesa Commons, room MC-211 A/B.  There is parking available along the street in front of the MC building, and there is...

Union Organizing in the Early Days Almost all current union members were hired into an already represented workplace. But while you personally may have played no role in unionizing your place of work, you can’t assume that those who did had an easy time of it. In the...

Dear AFT Guild Members, If you are interested in enrolling in this program for your pet, please contact AFT Guild membership benefits coordinator Tina Solórzano <aftTina@mac.com> so she can facilitate your enrollment. In Unity, Jim  

Solidarity Read of the Week: Black Women in the Labor Movement Have Long Defended American Workers Black leaders, activists, and organizers formed the backbone of the U.S. labor movement. Black women, in particular, have played an enormous role in the movement’s...

Dear AFT Guild Members, Your AFT Guild, Local 1931 is happy to announce our new “Get Active” site which is replacing our old paper and electronic newsletters with what we hope is a better format.  Included in this initial version is: *A special “In Focus” essay by...

To: Grossmont Faculty <GrossmontFaculty@gcccd.edu>, Cuyamaca Faculty <CuyamacaFaculty@gcccd.edu>   Dear GCCCD AFT Guild Members, I just wanted to let everyone know that the new contract and salary schedules have been posted on our website on this...

Solidarity Read of the Week How Black Activists Shaped the Labor Movement MLKs emphasis on supporting striking workers helped to illustrate just how firmly enmeshed the labor movement was with the greater struggle for civil rights. Click here to read the article....

Dear AFT Guild Members:   The 77th Annual Convention of the California Federation of Teachers will be held at the  Millennium Biltmore in Los Angeles commencing Friday, March 22nd, 2019 at 10:00 AM and continuing through Sunday, March 24th, 2019 until 1:00 PM....