December 10 First sit-down strike in U.S. called by IWW at General Electric in Schenectady, N.Y. - 1906 Int’l Human Rights Day, commemorating the signing at the United Nations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which states, in part: “Everyone has the right...
Support Local Groups that are Helping the Migrant Caravana
Support Local Groups that are Helping the Migrant Caravana Otay Mesa Detention Resistance OMDR collects donations and take them to the shelters in Tijuana. They need volunteers to organize donations in San Diego and deliver them to Tijuana. They also need volunteers...
Official Final Board of Trustee Election Results
Dear AFT Guild Members, The Registrar of Voters has finished counting all provisional ballots, the results are below. We look forward to working with all of our newly elected and re-elected Board of Trustee Members! All Board members will be sworn in to begin their...
AFL-CIO Celebrates 63rd Anniversary Today!
The Labor Wire Dec. 5, 2018 Sixty-three years ago today on Dec. 5, 1955, American Federation of Labor President George Meany (UA) and Congress of Industrial Organizations President Walter Reuther (UAW) stood before a packed crowd of union leaders and labor activists...
Labor Council Toy Drive for Children of Unemployed/UnderemployedWorkers
Dear AFT Guild Members, Our local is participating in the Labor Council’s annual toy drive for the children of unemployed/underemployed workers. If you would like to participate, please bring an unwrapped toy or gift card as a donation to our AFT Guild Union meeting...
AFT Guild Union Meeting: Thursday, December 6th – Grossmont College
Dear AFT Guild Members, Just a friendly reminder that our next AFT Guild Union Membership meeting will be held this Thursday, December 6th, beginning at 3:00pm at Grossmont College, in building 60, the Griffin Center, room 180 (south end of building). There is ample...
This Week in Labor History: 12/3 – 12/9
December 03 Textile strikers win 10-hour day, Fall River, Mass. - 1866 The San Francisco Board of Supervisors passes an ordinance setting an 8-hour workday for all city employees - 1867 IWW union Brotherhood of Timber Workers organized - 1910 Canada’s Quebec...
Clarissa Padilla
Miramar VP
Clarissa Padilla
Miramar
In Case you Missed It! – AFT Thirsty Thursday – October 25th
We now have Dr. Barnes’s presentation available on youtube: https://youtu.be/F4Y_3vPuHwI . You’ll have to provide your own beer though… We hope you enjoy it! In Unity, Jim Begin forwarded message: From: Jim Mahler Subject: SOLD OUT: AFT Thirsty...