Go graduates' union switches to GWU

David Pisani

Jan 21st 2010, 22:10

Exactly, now GO is in the private hands, so it does not make a difference if PN or PL is in government.

The point is that under one collective agreement the workers are more united and that there is more solidarity.

On the other hand for the company its better that they have a union and more than that one union with a majority representing the workers. In todays' world many companies, especially in Europe are infavour of collective bargaining for the workers through a union representative.

So I don't understand why people are complaining about that.

Another point is that workers on a four day week were unionised and jointly work towards solidarity between one and another. While workers who have a family and who are not unionised lost their job as competition prevails between the workers so the end result is major redundancies and pressure on the family to cope with the living.

Silvan Cutajar

Jan 21st 2010, 20:11

Demartino. Everytime you contribute you say the same things! I noticed this same comment repeatedly. Get over it man! GO is not even a public entity any longer. But you enjoy restating the same point over and over. RE CMTU. It is not UHM, MUBE and MAM and a couple house unions. Thus not strong as it were definately.

GovDeMartino@Mathew Psaila

Jan 21st 2010, 19:56

I still have in my possession that infamous declaraton BY WHICH i WAS SUPPOSED TO DECLARE IN WRITING THAT i, AND OTHER TEACHERS, WOULD NOT OBEY MY UNION'S DIRECTIVES. Jirrangak gvern lejburista ghax isallbek tisliba A1.

Roderick Camenzuli

Jan 21st 2010, 19:39

@ matthew good comment. i dont think its nationalists and socialists any more now it is more ALTOGETHER for malta... and i truly believe in that but unfortunately this government want to continue doing everything he wants. Thx to the traid unions us workers have a voice. thx gwu.

Matthew Psaila

Jan 21st 2010, 19:35

@GiovDeMartino i dont think so...... labour governments introduced the unions to function which they did and continued to do.... although it is a pity that clearly nationalists aim was to decrease the power of these unions so that they can go on doing whatever they like in the government as now the unions have no power........ I'm sorry to hear that comment... man we're in 2010... we should be talking about progressive, mature and creative politics today. Unfortunate for malta some people still remain close minded... US AND THEM...... NO....

A.Borg

Jan 21st 2010, 17:34

First MUT, now UGM.

CMTU has become even more isolated. Who does it represent now, just UHM?

G. Camilleri

Jan 21st 2010, 17:29

What is happening to CMTU. MUT laft this Confederation and joind FOR.U.M, now we have the Go Graduates Union switching to GWU. CMTU - RIP

GiovDeMartino

Jan 21st 2010, 17:02

Itolbu li ma jkollniex gvern lerjburista ghax tispiccaw ......bla union! Meta l-izjed ikollkom bzonnha.