If you have asked yourself…

1.    How would I pay my bills if I was injured or sick? 2.    If I pass away, how would my loved ones cope? 3.    If I become permanently disabled, how would my family afford the cost of the care? Attend a 30 minute workshop to learn more and have your questions...

Have you or your spouse been denied a Long Term Care Policy?

Here’s your chance to own a policy that has living benefits for long term care expenses.  If you buy a $100,000 life insurance policy, you will own a $200,000 pool of money which can be used for home health, adult daycare, assisted living facility and nursing home...

0% Interest Computer Loans Available For All AFT Members-2013

Dear Colleagues, If you are in the market for a new computer, or related peripherals, now is your chance to purchase up to $2,000 of equipment at a zero percent interest rate, paid back over twelve pay periods via payroll deduction. Please see the attached for more...

Labor Council Endorses David Alvarez

  It’s David Alvarez!  Last Friday evening, after five grueling hours of candidate interviews and spirited debate, the San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council overwhelmingly endorsed David Alvarez for mayor.  This decision came after weeks of intense lobbying...

Open Letter to Lorena Gonzalez

Dear "Sister" Gonzalez, Words cannot express how disappointed I felt to read your message (pasted in below) endorsing Nathan Fletcher for Mayor. One would never know by reading your message that just 3 1/2 months ago you served as Secretary-Treasurer of the San...

New Insurance Benefits Planned for Guild Members

Dear AFT Guild Members, We will soon be offering several new insurance programs for purchase to members of the AFT Guild, Local 1931.  These programs will include health insurance benefits, ten year term life insurance, accident insurance, and short and long-term...

Happy Labor Day, Now More than Ever

by AFT Political Action VP Jim Miller Monday we will celebrate Labor Day, but how many of us have any idea where the holiday came from or what it celebrates? The first Labor Day was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5th, 1882 in New York City and was proposed by the...