University collective agreement signed

Matthew Bonanno

Jan 22nd 2009, 12:25

Well students from financially disadvantaged families could still get support. Students from 'well off' (yes I suppose I would describe myself as well off compared to some, but it's a relative term) families don't really need them, and for working class students is 86euro a month enough?

Anyway, I was forced into that side of the argument by Mr. Borg. My original point was that it's unfair to expect students to attend lectures till 8pm. My last bus home is at 7.30...

lgalea

Jan 21st 2009, 21:20

Matt Bonanno
Your comment about stipends makes you appear to be well off to forgo them. Good luck to you, but many students from the working class cannot afford to do without them.

lgalea

Jan 21st 2009, 20:19

Efrem Buhagiar
That's correct.
Now that Gonzipn has found the money to award himself and his Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries and also for the lecturers to which they have a right,
he should not have any problem finding money for the rest of the Government employees and the pensioners who are living in poverty considering all the increases in taxes, tariffs and a million other things under gonzipn.

Matt Bonanno

Jan 21st 2009, 20:01

John Borg: I never asked to be paid. I don't even agree with stipends that much. They were useful in their time to encourage more participation beyond secondary school, but they're obsolete now. I think they will be scrapped soon...

Second, what is absurd is that u criticise me for complaining. It's like you're not allowed to complain in this country. Everyone mutters and moans behind their superior's back, but no one has the guts to say anything up front in the open, and then we're sad because people with authority go and do things without our approval...

To quote the most common phrase here on The Times' message boards: shame on you!!!!

Efrem Buhagiar

Jan 21st 2009, 18:37

Cool...I hope that more details about the agreement will be made available in the coming days...What about reviewing the salaries of the other government employees as well?

J Farrugia

Jan 21st 2009, 17:43

can the people know the details of this collective agreement. Because I for one want to better my wages on a european scale, now.

Joseph Schembri

Jan 21st 2009, 17:40

Could the Times perhaps publish an article about the salaries agreed upon? It would be interesting to list also salaries and benefits attached to a typical top managerial post in a private company and those of an MP.

It is so easy to just print articles which are little more than press releases.

Dylan Lentini

Jan 21st 2009, 17:20

@ John Borg

What is absurd is that you get paid much more than us to go to work and would create a pandemonium should your employer tells you that you have to remain at work till 8pm some 3 times a week!

rene joseph

Jan 21st 2009, 16:33

it only took 5 years of discussions and several industrial actions for the matter to settle down.

John Borg

Jan 21st 2009, 16:06

Matthew: what is absurd is that you get paid to go to university and then complain that you have to attend classes.

John F Borg

Jan 21st 2009, 14:12

It was high time thhat the parties concerned came to an agreement. However the 12 hr time frame is a bit of a concern. University is still open for evening courses till 8pm, however one hopes that this agreement is not conducive to full time course lecture times being extended till 8.00pm.

Teachers salaries reviosion should be next! MUT pls note!

Matthew Bonanno

Jan 21st 2009, 13:27

whoa whoa whoa so let me get this straight, we STILL might have lectures till 8pm? That is absurd...

Bertie O'Cassey

Jan 21st 2009, 13:22

Fliemkien Kollox Possibli!!!!!!!

Congrats to all those involved in the negotiations.

James De Giorgio

Jan 21st 2009, 13:13

Teachers next! If MUT helped increase lecturers' pay, us teachers who work harder, expect a rise too!