
Monday, 17th November 2008 - 13:53CET
MUT takes initiative to form TUC
The Malta Union of Teachers (MUT) has called on all Maltese trade unions to join it in an initiative to set up a Trades Union Council.
The teachers' union said it would hold an introductory meeting at the Teachers' Institute on December 5 to discuss ideas for the eventual formation of a such a council.
"The Malta Union of Teachers believes that there is enough common ground for the formation of a Trades Union Council. The recent collaboration between all trade unions augurs well for the formation of a structure or forum wherein local trade unions may enhance co-operation between them," MUT president John Bencini said.
He said the December 5 meeting would be considered as an expression of interest from trade unions.







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@ V Fenech
You are completely and absolutely wrong. It is very convenient for you to forget what actually happened in 2004. On the contrary, it was the GWU that at the eleventh hour, it chickened out and had the (UHM’s) Social Pact been signed, we would be in a much better situation today.
History is on the side of J Bonello and it has a way of repeating itself. Do you remember when the tariffs were increased skyhigh by the MLP when oil was $12 per barrel? That time the GWU continued studying while other unions were trying to take action. At that time, it did not join the other unions. I think that perhaps it is you who should refrain from reading certain papers that ignore the current mondial crisis which is breaking the economy of rich nations. We must consider ourselves lucky in the cicumstances.
I would not give J. Bonello the time of day, least of all the satisfaction of confirming that I read his blog.
What a psychological complex, no wonder there are civil wars. Well done MUT. Carry on Mr. Bencini
In the present world where all that the workers have managed to acheive in the last 50 years or more is being eroded by new unlawful legislations, bureaucracy, political dogmatism, power hungry egocentric politicians, young academic upstarts, etc, the idea to form such a massive group of trade unions is a must for all those who are seeing their working world getting smaller and smaller.
While the majority of the Maltese agree on this- as witnessed in these last 15 days, persons like Mr.Bonello want to take a step backwards and he would only stop when we reach Charles Dickens times.
Mr.Bonello time stops for now one and you have to move ahead.
We need to get the working class out of the bipartite polarity. PN has been in power for so long, cause the MLP hasn't offered enough adjourned policies for the people of Malta, and also due to the power of incumbency manifested by;
- 70mn euro increase in public expenditure in the first 3months of this year by our ministries
- 6,000 people engaged in the civil sector before the election
- mega-production of MEPA permits before the election, many of them being revoked afterwards
Having this scenario, we should be proud that one of three major forces in our economy, i.e. the workers, are uniting themselves. Nationalists workers and Labourite workers will start to realise that it is their economic situation that must bring them together, instead of having the political ideology dividing them.
You should start reading less 'Mument', 'Nazzjon' and biased reports on gazettes like this one, to have a new mindset.