Tag: Malta Union of teachers
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Still no resolution in MCAST industrial dispute
There is still no resolution to the ongoing industrial dispute declared by the MCAST’s administration over the collective agreement of educators. The Malta Union of Teachers responded with industrial action that includes no gradings for examinations this year. Students are requesting the MCAST administration and the Ministry of Education to come with a resolution with…
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UPE files trade dispute over Malta Government’s sectoral Agreement, citing rights violations and constitutional concerns
The Union of Professional Educators (UPE) has officially filed a trade dispute challenging the Sectoral Agreement signed on 15th July, between the Government of Malta and the Malta Union of Teachers (MUT). According to the UPE, a detailed examination of the Agreement reveals several conflicts with established regulations and fundamental rights, sparking serious concerns over…
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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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Who would have thought that educators would want to read the agreement that determines their salaries?
It’s completely bizarre to me that these agreements are being kept hidden, not only from the public but also from the very people they are meant to affect. I’m also told that the public sector agreement with the civil service workers has also been kept hidden from public view along with other recently signed collective…
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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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MCAST students to protest in solidarity with their lecturers today
Following the breakdown in negotiations between the MCAST Administration and the Ministry of Education with MCAST lecturers over their collective agreement, MCAST students have been voicing their support for their lecturers. Today, MCAST students will be holding a protest in support of their lecturers. The protest will be held at 11.45 AM on the main…
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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…
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Read the MCAST Principal’s letter telling the MUT to take the matter to the Industrial Tribunal
From personal experience and observing the ongoings of the Ministry of Education, I’ve always seen Stephen Vella as some sort of Machiavellian individual who would go to great lengths to push forward his career. Labour always trusted him and appointed him MCAST Principal following several other promotions. He failed to reach an agreement with the…
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Talks between the MUT and the Ministry of Education over MCAST break down: protest announced by MUT for next Tuesday
The Malta Union of Teachers has announced a protest for MCAST educators over the collective agreement, to be held next Tuesday at 11 a.m. on the Paola MCAST Campus. In a meeting with MCAST educators, MUT told its members that the Ministry of Education has refused to discuss new proposals with the MUT over its…
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The Malta Union of Teachers still hasn’t published the collective agreement it signed with the Ministry of Education
It’s bizarre to say the least that the Malta Union of Teachers signed a collective agreement with the Ministry of Education and it still hasn’t even published the agreement. There are teachers and even MUT members who still haven’t even read the Collective Agreement that was signed on their behalf. I don’t know what is…
