Tag: collective agreement
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We are publishing the Collective Agreement signed between the Institute of Tourism Studies and the Malta Union of Teachers
The Maltese Herald has obtained a copy of a secretive collective agreement signed between the Institute of Tourism Studies and the Malta Union of Teachers in June of this year. The Collective Agreement is currently subject to a controversy and a court case by the Union of Professional Educators over clauses (38 – 40) that…
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Exclusive: details of MUT-MCAST Collective Agreement
Yesterday, the Malta Union of Teachers announced that up to 92.3% of its members voted in favour of the agreed MUT-MCAST Collective Agreement. The agreement came to a close after the MUT declared industrial action and the MCAST administration declared an industrial dispute last year. The agreement is backdated from January 2022 since the last…
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Head of Malta Union of Teachers announces deal with the government over MCAST Collective Agreement
The President of the Malta Union of Teachers Marco Bonnici announced that the union and the government reached a deal over the MCAST collective agreement. The head of MCAST had previously declared an industrial dispute with the MUT leading to the union to declare industrial action. Industrial action was eventually postponed to enter into talks…
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Lecturers lament lack of updates by the MUT about negotiations with the government
Members of the Malta Union of Teachers are protesting that they have not yet been updated about the ongoing negotiations between the union and the government regarding the MCAST collective agreement. Last month, the MUT announced that it was suspending industrial action for the month of February pending negotiations. However, despite the month coming to…
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MCAST lecturers call for urgent action on stalled collective agreement in petition signed by 281 educators
A petition signed by 281 lecturers from MCAST yesterday was formally submitted to the Prime Minister’s office, as well as to the Ministry of Education, MCAST management and MUT. The petition which was started on 12th November 2024, demands immediate action to resolve the stalemate over a collective agreement that has been expired for over…
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Revealed: the government’s collective agreement with the major trade unions
The Maltese Herald obtained a copy of the collective agreement signed between the government and the major trade unions. You can download a copy here. The agreement was kept secret from the public and also from the employees that it concerned. It’s also under this administration that public collective agreements have stopped from being published.…
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The printed copies of the MUT-Ministry of Education Collective Agreement are no longer needed
Photos from the Malta Union of Teachers’ offices in Ħamrun this morning show that printed copies of the collective agreement signed by the Malta Union of Teachers and the Ministry of Education are no longer needed and are being disposed of. Probably, this is not the end of this comic saga. They may always keep…
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Similar to educators, workers in public schools have had their collective agreements withheld from them
Following the publication of the collective agreement between the Malta Union of Teachers and the Ministry of Education, I have confirmed with several public school employees, some of whom have come forward themselves, that their collective agreements have been withheld from them. These employees include cleaners and technicians who recently signed agreements with the Ministry…
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Here is the full and unedited collective agreement between the Ministry of Education and the Malta Union of Teachers
Under this Labour government, a new practice has emerged of keeping collective agreements between the government and trade unions as secret documents. This practice is both ridiculous and highly inappropriate, especially for the many teachers and educators who deserve to see and fully understand what their union is signing on their behalf. You can read…
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More complaints by teachers who haven’t received their Collective Agreement arrears
More teachers are coming forward in public to complain about not having received their arrears as signed according to their last collective agreement. Teachers have been pointing out the delayed payments since receiving their first salary after signing the agreement. The collective agreement, signed between the Malta Union of Teachers and the Ministry of Education…
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MCAST students to protest in solidarity with MCAST lecturers
MCAST students are organising a protest in support of their MCAST lecturers and they were also spotted yesterday supporting the lecturers’ protest. It is rather unusual to see local students supporting their educators in industrial disputes. However, the ongoing dispute between MCAST and its administration took a bizarre turn when the MCAST Principal advised the…
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MCAST lecturers turn out in large numbers to protest the lack of a collective agreement
The Ministry of Education has yet not replied publicly nor privately to the Malta Union of Teachers over their protest at MCAST today over the lack of a collective agreement. The agreement has been pending since 2022 and the MCAST Principal, Stephen Vella has took the bizarre decision to take the issue to an industrial…
