The MUT has requested an urgent meeting with the Ministry for Education and Employment and the Health Authorities to discuss contact tracing procedures being implemented in schools. This is in view of reports regarding procedures being adopted.

The MUT this morning raised its concerns with the Ministry for Home Affairs, Law Enforcement and National Security, Ministry for Health and Ministry for Education and Employment about the false information being issued regarding COVID-19 cases in schools. The MUT stated that it is aware that there is a lot of speculation and as the […]

Following media reports, the MUT has asked the Ministry for Education and Employment to clarify the statement by the OHSA regarding risk assessments in schools, in which they stated that the OHSA does not certify whether buildings are in line with restrictive measures aimed at curbing the spread of coronavirus. In view of this, the […]

Wara interventi miż-żewġ partijiet li saru ilbieraħ u kif ukoll dalgħodu, l-MUT tixtieq tinforma lill-membri li t-taħdidiet mal-Ministeru tal-Edukazzjoni dwar il-ftuħ tas-sena skolastika reġgħu issoktaw. Id-diskussjonijiet ser ikomplu fis-sigħat li ġejjin u l-MUT persważa li ser ikunu għall-ġid, is-saħħa u s-sigurtà tal-edukaturi, l-istudenti u tal-familji ta’ kulħadd. L-MUT tirringrazzja lill-edukaturi kollha tas-sostenn u s-sapport kontinwu.

Wara li l-bieraħ bħala MUT iddikjarajna li fallew id-diskussjonijiet bejn l-MUT u l-Ministeru għall-Edukazzjoni, l-MUT laqqgħet il-Kunsill tagħha. Immedjatament wara, uffiċjali tal-MUT kellhom laqgħa Kastilja mal-Prim Ministru, l-Ministru għall-Edukazzjoni u uffiċjali għolja oħra tal-gvern. Din il-laqgħa kienet inkonklussiva u għaldaqstant l-MUT ser tkompli għaddejja llum bid-diskussjonijiet, inkluż laqgħa oħra tal-Kunsill tagħħha illum tard waranofsinhar. L-MUT […]

Sorsi mhux uffiċjali qegħdin konsistement jgħidu lill-MUT li d-deċiżjoni tal-ftuħ tal-iskejjel kif maħsuba mill-gvern f’dal-ġimgħat li għaddew kienet li l-gvern jiftaħ l-iskejjel, anki jekk imbagħad jaf li ser jagħlaq wara ftit ġimgħat minħabba d-diżastru li inevitabilment ser jinħoloq hekk kif dawn jiftħu fiċ-ċirkustanzi preżenti. Dan biex imbagħad il-gvern ma jkollu xejn ħlief jgħid li pprova […]

The MUT would like to inform members that it is currently holding many meetings with the Ministry and other employers in order to agree on the way forward. The Union also has a meeting with all social partners as part of the MCESD where the COVID situation on a national level shall be discussed. The […]

L-MUT ilbieraħ talbet laqgħa urġenti mal-Ministeru sabiex f’24 siegħa jitlaqqa’ l-working group li kien inħoloq meta għalqu l-iskejjel f’Marzu li għadda. Din il-laqgħa saret illum waranofsinhar, fejn l-MUT esprimiet il-punti tal-edukaturi b’mod ċar. Bin-numri ta’ każijiet li hawn fil-pajjiż u bil-miżuri li aktar qajmu mistoqsijiet milli wieġbu, ir-riskji fuq is-saħħa u s-sigurtà għadhom kbar. Nixtiequ […]

L-MUT tilqa’ r-reazzjonijiet pożittivi tad-diversi stakeholders dwar il-pożizzjoni tal-posponiment tal-ftuħ fiżiku tal-iskejjel. Il-Union tinnota b’mod pożittiv ir-reazzjoniijiet tal-MAPSSS, taċ-Chamber of Commerce, tal-MAM, tas-Segretarjat għall-Edukazzjoni Nisranija u entitajiet oħra li qegħdin isostnu t-talba tal-MUT li jkun hemm dan il-posponiment. Minn naħa l-oħra, dan jikkontrasta ferm ma’ dak li qiegħed jingħad b’mod partikolari mill-Ministeru tas-Saħħa fejn qed […]

The MUT has just written to the Ministry for Education and Employment that in view of the request made yesterday by the MUT and the developing situation, it is requesting that the working group created following the closure of schools is convened within 24 hours to discuss the situation of online teaching. Meanwhile the MUT […]