Tag: union of professional educators
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Learning Support Assistants take industrial action
The Union of Professional Educators have announced work-to-rule industrial action following protests that the Ministry of Education is refusing to acknowledge and recongise the trade union. In a separate statement, the union said that the Minister of Education and his Permanent Secretary are too busy addressing the management crisis they have created at MCAST instead…
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The Union of Professional Educators decry lack of progress in MCAST talks
The Union of Professional Educators have decried the lack of progress in talks between the Malta Union of Teachers and the government over new financial conditions of the collective agreement. The MUT previously suspended industrial action to resume talks with the government over a new collective agreement, assuring MCAST lecturers that it would promptly announce…
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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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Under Clifton Grima, the Ministry of Education has a recorded history of bullying educators into silence
The authoritative (and authoritarian) circular by the Ministry of Education to muzzle teachers into silence, is not the first instance of the Education Directorate issuing such directives. Education Services Director Ritianne Borg Saliba’s role within the Directorate appears to be issuing these kinds of circulars. The Director for Education Services Ritianne Saliba was slammed along…
