Get in the Picture! AFT Guild 30th Anniversary Celebration

Dear AFT Guild Members,   We want to see YOU at the 30th Anniversary AFT Zoo Party!  Here is your chance to see yourself there as well!  During the festivities we will be running pictures of AFT members on the big screen.  We need photos of YOU in your AFT...

This Week in Labor History – November 27

This Week in Labor History November 27 Some 1,200 workers sit down at Midland Steel, forcing recognition of the United Auto Workers, Detroit - 1936The pro-labor musical revue, “Pins & Needles,” opens on Broadway with a cast of Int’l Ladies Garment Workers Union...

Puerto Rico still needs our help

Dear AFT Members, Nearly two months after Hurricane Maria, hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans still don’t have running water—and in many places where water is running, it’s still not safe to drink. I’m thrilled to announce that we’ve raised more than $1 million in...

This Week in Labor History – November 20

This Week in Labor History November 20 First use of term “scab,” by Albany Typographical Society - 1816 Norman Thomas born, American socialist leader - 1884 The time clock is invented by Willard Bundy, a jeweler in Auburn, N.Y. Bundy’s brother Harlow starts mass...

This Week in Labor History – November 13

This Week in Labor History November 13   A total of 259 miners died in the underground Cherry Mine fire. As a result of the disaster, Illinois established stricter safety regulations and in 1911, the basis for the state’s Workers Compensation Act was passed - 1909. A...

Take a Hike with your AFT Colleagues on Veterans Day!

Dear Colleagues,   Your AFT Guild will be sponsoring a hike this Saturday, Veterans Day, November 11th, from 9-12.   Please join us for a beautiful, moderate hike!   We’ll hike a lovely trail in Mission Trails Regional Park. (No killer hills, no...

VEBA Alert: Don’t Tax My Health Care

From: VEBA Communications <VEBACommunications@mcgregorinc.com> Subject: VEBA Alert: Don't Tax My Health Care Date: November 7, 2017 at 2:30:59 PM PST To: VEBA Communications <VEBACommunications@mcgregorinc.com>   Dear California Schools VEBA Leader:...