The MUT would like to congratulate Ted Darmanin – MUT Council Member and Delegate – after he was a finalist and was awarded the ‘Role Model Worker’ prize at MCAST after being proposed by his colleagues. This is the first time an MUT delegate is being awarded such as prize and receiving recognition. Well done!

Members at MCAST are being informed that they should not carry out prompting during invigilation duties with a groups of students. Prompting should only be carried out in special sessions in separate venues for students who are given access arrangements by professionals in the field and definitely not by humiliating the students in front of […]

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 […]

The MUT wrote to MCAST to show its disappointment that the issues on the conditions of the labs and rooms at the IICT remain largely unsolved. Union members reported that most rooms are stifling hot, and the budget given to the institute was not adequate. The Union stated that the situation needs to be addressed […]

Following the Union’s actions, the DIEr finally set a date to start the verification process, with the logistics meeting being set for the 13th of October. In this light the MUT is suspending directives as a gesture of goodwill while expecting that the process is carried out sooner than later following the logistical meeting. Meanwhile, […]

The MUT wrote to the Principal and CEO at MCAST to note that although the summer recess at MCAST is well over, the recognition exercise of technician grades at MCAST and the resolution of the conflicting clauses for promotion to Senior Lecturer grades are still unresolved. The Union stated that in this light the MUT […]