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MUT has no issue with service to students but without names of lecturers

November 2, 2016 at 3:39 pm

MUT has no issue with service to students but without names of lecturers

Following the trade dispute with Junior College and the decision by the University of Malta to stop the publishing of absent lecturers on the College monitors, the MUT would like to point out that it has no issue with students knowing that their lecture has been cancelled. The problem that the Union highlighted was that […]

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MUT registers Trade Dispute with UoM Junior College

November 1, 2016 at 4:01 pm

MUT registers Trade Dispute with UoM Junior College

The MUT wrote to the Principal at the Junior College and the Rector at the University of Malta to register a trade dispute regarding the issue of placing absent lecturers’ names on publicly accessible monitors. The Union stated that it has already remonstrated with the JC authorities that this practice is lending itself to abuse […]

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Members invited to Diabetes Seminar organised by the President’s Foundation

November 1, 2016 at 12:04 pm

Members invited to Diabetes Seminar organised by the President’s Foundation

The President’s Foundation for the Wellbeing of Society contacted the Union to invite members to a morning seminar titled “New Developments in Diabetes Type 2 Treatment” led by leading international endocrinologist-diabetologist Professor Nebojsa Lalic to help raise awareness of this serious condition. The talk is on Saturday 19th November, 9am, at the President’s Palace, St […]

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Directive on communications received through personal mobile phones

October 31, 2016 at 4:22 pm

Directive on communications received through personal mobile phones

The Union is informed that some schools are sending SMSs to teaching grades to inform them about school updates and/or to request specific action. The MUT would like to clarify that this is not an agreed practice and is therefore directing members to ignore any communication which is not received through established communication channels. The […]

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Issues at MCAST Institute of Community Services

October 31, 2016 at 4:20 pm

Issues at MCAST Institute of Community Services

The MUT is corresponding with the MCAST Chairperson on behalf of the lecturers working within the Institute of Community Services. For the past years, the MUT stated, these members have been working in less than desirable conditions, with lack of space with the Institute so much that they are making use of rooms within the […]

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Update on Jacuzzi Issue at Helen Keller Resource centre

October 31, 2016 at 4:02 pm

Update on Jacuzzi Issue at Helen Keller Resource centre

The MUT wrote to the DG DES after the Union was informed that the Helen Keller Resource centre is blaming teachers and LSAs for the lack of use of the Jacuzzi and that this message is being conveyed to parents to put pressure on educators. In view of this, the Union noted that members are […]

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