Lecturers to vote on financial package
The proposed compensation packages for the university academic staff as compared to current ones.
Lecturers are being asked to vote on a proposed collective agreement and the government’s last financial offer (see table) during their union’s extraordinary general meeting tomorrow.
University of Malta Academic Staff Association president Victor Buttigieg told timesofmalta.com that although the union felt that the government’s offer was not commensurate with the conditions of work of university academic staff, since the government was insisting that this was its final offer, the union was acting in line with its statute and leaving it up to members to decide.
If members voted against the government’s offer tomorrow (Thursday), the union would take the actions it felt were appropriate according to law.
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Marc Anthony Azzopardi
Oct 31st 2008, 07:44
I can't understand how can anyone brush aside the fact that between 2003 and 2008 the wages were practically frozen!!! (aside from a measly interim sum given in 2008)
The collective agreement states *black on white* that a new collective agreement has to be agreed upon BEFORE the old one expires!
In the light of this, I think SEVERE strike action should have started the DAY BEFORE the old collective agreement expired... This is blatant abuse and is unbelievably unfair... inflation does not give anyone a break... It just keeps rising steadily at a compounded rate of 2-5% per year! But the salary stays fixed!!!
So while the rest of the country gets the Cost of Living Allowance... the lecturers have to endure a pay freeze and a gradual devaluation of their salaries.
What the government proposes now could only make sense if it were offered back in 2003.. It's just too late now... Dear minister, wake up please! Life has moved on a further 5 years.
This is the most ourragous aspect of it all that nobody seems be noticing!
M. Cilia
Oct 30th 2008, 11:08
Why are other workers expecting a similar increase in salary to that of lecturers and professors? Do they also expect a similar increase each and every time other groups of workers revise their collective agreements?
C Carabott
Oct 30th 2008, 09:26
At a time when a lot of workers are losing their jobs and having to work a 4 day week in a bid to save their jobs while utilities are going up, such raises are shameful. They should get a raise, but not this much!!!!! There should be solidarity with what the country is going through economically.
l Galea
Oct 30th 2008, 08:01
All other workers and pensioners rightfully expect a similar increase in their wages, salaries and pensions.
Noel Cutajar
Oct 30th 2008, 06:41
Let us hope that they vote in favour!! Once they get this increase we others expect an increase as well.