Updated: Lecturers back collective agreement
(Adds comments by MUT President John Bencini)
The academic staff of the University and the Junior College has backed the draft collective agreement reached between their trade unions and the university last week.
The long-overdue agreement was finalised at the end of two days of talks in the wake of a rally held by university students.
It includes salary increases and provisions for lectures to be given in the evenings at the university.
The talks were held by the University of Malta Academic Staff Association, the Malta Union of Teachers and the university. The draft agreement was approved with an overwhelming majority during an extraordinary general meeting called by UMASA and the MUT this morning.
MUT president John Bencini said the collective agreement was a clear reflection of the government's appreciation of the important work which lecturers carried out.
The agreement, he said, would help the university fulfil its role and reflect positively on the students.
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John F Borg
Jan 15th 2009, 15:42
I congratulate the MUT and the accademic staff for their sucess. It is hight time that Education, and Educators are given their importance and respect, which is also reflected in their pay.
I hope that teachers' salaries are next in line!
lgalea
Jan 15th 2009, 14:12
James Saliba
Did you object to the €290 per week €15080 per year INCREASE in the salaries of the Prime Minister, Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries?
Now let's see the other unions fighting to get a corresponding rise in the wages and salaries of the workers they represent to maintain relativity with the lecturers.
And don't forget the pensioners.
James Saliba
Jan 15th 2009, 13:49
Let's hope that they were not conceded that enormously, exaggerated wage increase, requested earlier and that they will be held more responsible for their duties