September 26, 2017 at 5:21 pm
The MUT wrote to the Minister for Education and Employment with reference to the reporting of a press conference whereby the Minister is stating that the delay in the conclusion of the agreement was due to the MUT’s leadership contest. The Union noted that the Ministry failed to mention the general election, which delayed all […]
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September 26, 2017 at 5:19 pm
The MUT was in communication with the Chief Information Officer (CIO) at MEDE after it received reports from members about unwarranted and highly unethical posts on facebook by an IT technician employed with a service provider commissioned by the Ministry to service laptops for educators. The Union stated that it will not tolerate situations where […]
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September 26, 2017 at 3:14 pm
All MCAST staff who are MUT members are invited to attend this meeting, which is being held on Wednesday 4th October 2017 at 1pm at the MCAST Main Hall, Main Admin Block, Paola. Before the meeting any members with arrears will be able to settle their fees and prospective members can also enroll. Meanwhile, those […]
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September 19, 2017 at 5:14 pm
Following the declaration of a trade dispute with the Secretariat for Catholic Education on the unjust deployment of two LSAs at St Angela, Zabbar, this morning the two LSAs involved started following the Union’s directive to report at this school. During the morning personnel from the Secretariat handed a letter to the two LSAs at […]
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September 19, 2017 at 5:10 pm
The MUT contacted the Directorate for Educational Services after it received a number of reports from members who, in the last minute, are being either not deployed to services due to lack of replacements or else are being requested to relinquish a post of responsibility to take a teaching load due to shortage of teachers. […]
read more »September 19, 2017 at 5:03 pm
The MUT would like to extend its warmest wishes for a successful year to all educators, who have, by now, started working on the new scholastic period. In the past months the MUT has been working incessantly on many fronts, including negotiations related to State, Church, MCAST and ITS Collective Agreements among other things. In […]
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September 15, 2017 at 12:14 pm
The MUT has been making representations for months about the pending issue of laptops for KGAs and LSAs in church schools and is once again in contact with the DG DES at the Ministry for Education and Employment and the Secretariat for Catholic Education about the matter. Some weeks ago the Union was informed that […]
read more »September 15, 2017 at 12:06 pm
The MUT has declared a trade dispute with the Secretariat for Catholic Education, which is responsible for St. Angela Kindergarten. Earlier this summer, the Union objected to the transfer of two Learning Support Assistants from St. Angela, Żabbar, to other schools as the reasons provided by the Secretariat were unjustified. Following a series of correspondence […]
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September 12, 2017 at 2:24 pm
The MUT is once again receiving information from members about meetings being organised by State and Church schools to be held during the holiday period. A meeting for State Heads of School, for example, was cancelled following representation by the Union. The Union reiterates that there is no agreement on such meetings and therefore they […]
read more »September 11, 2017 at 12:46 pm
Last October, the MUT had settled the issue related to the “Performance Management Skills Training Course for Supervisors” course. The Ministry for Education and Employment had in fact identified the persons who should attend these courses organised by the OPM and agreed that Heads, Assistant Heads and HODs were advised that they need not attend […]
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