Tag: MUT
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Agreement between MCAST and MUT published in full: download it here
As is always the case, the Malta Union of Teachers is refusing to fully publish the latest collective agreement it signed with the government. Even its members are not given a copy, as they are only allowed to review it on the union’s premises. Instead the union distributes a presentation. We are publishing the collective…
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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 Principal slaps MCAST lecturers with new working guidelines after lifting industrial action
MCAST Principal Stephen Vella has imposed new working guidelines on MCAST lecturers, potentially increasing their already heavy workload, just as the Malta Union of Teachers announced the lifting of industrial action to begin negotiations over salary increases. The industrial dispute was originally also provoked by the MCAST Principal who had told the MUT to take…
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MUT suspends industrial action but teachers still demand commitments for salary increases
Following the meeting by the Malta Union of Teachers with its delegates yesterday, the union has agreed to suspend industrial action at MCAST in order to proceed with discussions over salary increases. One of the conditions by the government to the union to discuss salary increases was the lifting of industrial action. However, now that…
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UPDATED: MUT to discuss updates on MCAST Collective Agreement negotiations with its members, but financial details remain elusive
UPDATED: Some members and delegates of the MUT are protesting against the MUT’s leadership over the proposal of suspending industrial action, and they are saying that their conditions won’t improve with timetable changes and that they want commitments from the government for salary increases. The Malta Union of Teachers is holding a meeting later on…
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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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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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MCAST engineering students demand urgent resolution to MUT dispute as semester nears end
As MCAST’s first semester draws to a close, engineering students are calling for public and media support amid an unresolved conflict between the Malta College of Arts, Science & Technology (MCAST) and the Malta Union of Teachers (MUT). This dispute has left students without a single assignment, creating unprecedented academic uncertainty that threatens their education,…
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Budget 2025 Reactions: Pensions, Tourism, and Education in Focus
The Forum Unions Maltin, Malta’s trade union confederation, voiced concerns over Budget 2025’s new pension requirements for workers born in 1976 and later. Finance Minister Clyde Caruana, in his Monday budget presentation, announced that this cohort will now need to complete 42 years of social security contributions–up from 41–to qualify for a full pension. Previously,…
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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…