Dear AFT Guild Members, Please share the information below with your students, in addition to any of your family members who might qualify. In Unity, Jim Jim Mahler, President AFT Guild, Local 1931 UNION SCHOLARSHIPS American Federation of...
Request for Donations for Asylum Seekers
Dear Colleagues, There is a need to support families who have just crossed the border seeking asylum, have been minimally processed by ICE, and have been released wearing ankle bracelets. Donations needed include: bananas oranges coffee supplies...
AFT Guild Union Meeting: Thursday, November 1st – Mesa College
Dear AFT Guild Members, Just a friendly reminder that our special Día de Los Muertos AFT Guild Union meeting will be held this Thursday, November 1st, beginning at 3:00pm at Mesa College in the Mesa Commons, room MC-211 A/B. ***There will be a special prize for...
This Week in Labor History: 10/29 – 11/4
October 29 Japanese immigrant and labor advocate Katsu Goto is strangled to death, his body then strung from an electric pole, on the Big Island of Hawaii by thugs hired by plantation owners. They were outraged over Goto’s work on behalf of agricultural workers and...
SOLD OUT: AFT Thirsty Thursday – October 25th
Dear AFT Guild Members, Thanks to all of you who have RSVP’d but we are now sold out! We will try to record the presentation so those of you that could not attend can view it later. In Unity, Jim
This Week in Labor History: 10/22 – 10/28
Labor History Trivia Question of the Week: How long has the 40 hour workweek been in effect? Answer can be found below... October 22 Bank robber Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd is killed by FBI agents near East Liverpool, Ohio. He was a hero to the people of...
AFT Guild Sponsored SD GULLS HOCKEY NIGHT!
Dear AFT Guild members, Please consider joining your colleagues and inviting friends and family to our first ever AFT Guild 1931 sponsored San Diego Gulls Hockey 🏒🥅 night on Friday, November 9th! Face off is at 7:00 pm, and we’ll arrange for some fights in the...
November 2018 General Elections Recommendations
Dear Colleagues, In case you missed them, below are our election recommendations. Please note these may all be found on our website, aftguild.org. Below please find three sets of recommendations: 1) Your AFT Guild recommendations for our local Governing Board races;...
AFT Thirsty Thursday – October 25th – Please RSVP
Dear AFT Guild Members, We will have limited seating at this event, so please click here and reserve your spot. You won’t want to miss this! In Unity, Jim Dear AFT Guild Members, Please save this date on your calendars now! Come hear Cuyamaca...
Save the Date! AFT Thirsty Thursday – October 25th
Dear AFT Guild Members, Please save this date on your calendars now! Come hear Cuyamaca College President Julianna Barnes discuss the well researched history of the mine workers and their struggle to organize in Arizona in the 1930s. As you can read below,...