UHM accuses MUT of falling into GWU's trap

C.camilleri

Mar 2nd 2010, 22:27

The UHM want us to believe that it is not politically motivated. If, I, believe that than I start believing that the wheel have four equal sides.

Alfred Cassar

Mar 2nd 2010, 22:19

Shame on Bencini who is doing so much harm to the MUT by mixing it to this kind of behaviour.
If my Union does something similar, I would send my resignation the next morning.

I appeal for teachers to resign from MUT and join the UHM. Respectful people deserve respectful and credible Union.

Deo Micallef

Mar 2nd 2010, 21:00

@ nazzjonalisti qaddisin kollha li kitbu hawn taht.

Kristu qal, min ma ghandux dnub iwaddab l- ewwel gebla!! Jien niftakar sew fil protesta li kien organizza is-sur Gejtu Vella fl-1997 meta xeba nies prezenti bdew jghajtu kliem oxxen u baxx kontra il- partit Laburista u insulti personali lejn il-prim ministru ta dak iz-zmien. Niftakar dak it tghajjir sew ghax kont prezenti bhall ma kont prezenti nhar il-hadd. Ma niftakarx li dak iz-zmien Gejtu u shabu ippruvaw iwaqqfu lill folla, imma illum Gejtu u xi erbgha qaddisin dan kollu taparsi insewh u qed jiskandalizzaw bli sehh nhar il hadd!!

c. bartolo

Mar 2nd 2010, 20:26

i remember mass yells of'" sallbu sallbu"in the 80's....

David Gauci

Mar 2nd 2010, 18:14

These last few days we have witnessed Maltese trade unionism at its ever worst scenario. Deeply divided and polarised trade unions when these should be united for our benefits. All unions should immediately stop accusing each other, as such a stance is doing nothing but putting further aside the workers' current concerns. It's a shame.

V Battistino

Mar 2nd 2010, 18:03

In this Lenten Period Mr.Bencini, Mr Paul Pace and their fellow trade union condemners of the insult hurlers should read Matthew 27, 3 - 10.......

the writing was on the wall, and as a teacher, Mr.Bencini should remember what is taught to children in computer classes : trash in - trash out

And he should thank God that no criminal acts followed as otherwise, being the organiser of the mass activity, he could have been responsible after what was uttered from the podium......"Guda"," traditur", "mafia" and "purcinell" and mentioning people by names could almost sound like inciting hatred......

what a great lesson has been learnt !!...hopefully !

I still remember witnessing the late Alfred Buhagiar (at the time MUT President) running (escaping) down our street in Paola with a marmalja of MLP supporters hurling stones at him in the infamous 1980's !!

J Busuttil

Mar 2nd 2010, 17:46

The UHM really showed that it will not be swollowed by the PL and was right not to demonstrate when it knew that the PL hijacked the demonstration.

M. Azzopardi

Mar 2nd 2010, 17:43

Bencini should resign. It is a big shame he's mixing us teachers with that type of people that do not know better than insulting people personally in a very uneducated manner!

c.camilleri

Mar 2nd 2010, 17:36

Iva l-MUT issa qeda tipprova tigbor gieha wara li waqghed fin-nassa tal-GWU It is never too late to apologise

G. Camilleri

Mar 2nd 2010, 17:23

Now listen to this. The MUT rightly so issues a Press Release to remind one and all that MUT had taken an active part with UHM during the protest held by UHM in 1979 to protest against the high tariffs as proposed by Alfred Sant's government. BUT UHM cannot swallow this and they react by trying to tarnish the ONLY apolitical Union we have in Malta. I think a more appropriate heading to their PR should have read. "Workers accuse UHM of falling into the PN's trap.

J.Tonna

Mar 2nd 2010, 17:20

This is exactly what I said this morning about Mr. Bencini: "Nispera li s-sur Bencini tghallem biex ma jhallix min juzah. Jew nesa' meta kien insultat, jekk mhux mghadded, mill istess nies, ghax fetah halqu favur l-ghalliema".

Yes, some people never learn (although they tech others), or they want to be polular.

charles massa

Mar 2nd 2010, 16:53

Il poplu zgur jifrah lil MUT imexxija tajjeb minn Bencini li kellha l kuragg tipprotesta biex tiddefendi l interessi tal haddiema. Ara int Gejtu u siehbek waqajtu fil muta. Jaqaw ma thalsux kontijiet ta dawl u ilma? Jew tant int paxxut li il gvern tieghek jgholli kemm jgholli ma jaffetwakx. Imbghad int qieghed titkellwm. fl 1997 ma kont ipprotestajt fuq il kontijiet. . Imma dak iz zmien kien hemm il Labour fil gvern. Allura int kont waqajt fin nasba tal PN?

A.Grech

Mar 2nd 2010, 16:50

@ R FARRUGIA 'After/during the 2 demonstrations no violence was used, no tear gas was thrown, and the people left quitely to their homes. But the final result was a victory for the Government' Yes, but certainly not for the people,and for me and you.

Raymond Camilleri

Mar 2nd 2010, 16:43

hehe... Oh my! UHM pontificating... the less said by the nationalist union, UHM, the better.... yes of course GWU is the Labour union and UHM is PN's union..always been like that in this sad country... MUT has the courage to form alliances and stand up to be counted ALWA"YS...hallina Gejtu Vella, go to a protest on mainland EU and grow out of your provincial pro-PN dejjem u kullimkien mentality...

Christopher Cutajar

Mar 2nd 2010, 16:42

If there's anyone entrapped, that is surely the UHM. It's entrapped in the Government's alienation machine.

Long live trade unions unity.

james grech

Mar 2nd 2010, 16:17

@R Cassar
Hekk hu sewwa ghidt "let the people decide who is credible and who has the workers' best interest at heart." So much so that UHM did nothing with regards to this exaggerated increase in W/E tariffs, stating only that it will discuss issues round a table. I ask which table and with whom? Gov. had already decided, prior to the meeting with MCESD. UHM and Mr Vella seemed oblivious to this fact and still attended, making a clown of themselves. There are various names by which one can label such an attitude taken by UHM, but I only mention the polite form, laqi.

C Agius

Mar 2nd 2010, 16:16

Now that the protestants had their days., its time to reflect :
A) Mr Zarb the tariffs were just another excuse of an unrepantant union seeking to please its masters ie Partit Laburista - l-istess tal bierah u tallum. Another occasion will come by and whatever all Malta says, if the PL sings the tune the GWU will dance again in the streets.
B) How naive of Mr Bencini and friends in the forum to believe that the protest was going to be bla hamallati tas-soltu. Ma min rajtek xebbahtek Mr Bencini. Perhaps its providential you were there. Why not start working on a project to educate the red masses......THe GWU is a expert in this matter and help will be coming from Mr Muscat's PL too.............just ask i guess!

G.Schembri

Mar 2nd 2010, 16:16

UHM hands off our Union. John Bencini was elected president democraticaly by the union members, which is more than can be said for Gejtu. If the union members decide to remove him let them wait for the next election to do so. Another person contested the election and Mr Bencini won now democracy demands that . Why doesn't the PN resign, after all the majority of voters were against them.
Do you expect the MUT to do as you please, like they did in the past. Under a Labour government MUT was on your side, and rightly so, but now the union will not be susevrant neither to you nor the PN.
If PL and AD chose to except the invitation to the demostration, that was their decision.
Being a PN puppet andportavoce UHM finds it very convinient no to mention AD, because as soon as you put PL and AD together, PN will lose the right to govern since these two parties together have the majority of votes, and acording to our constitution the majority has the right to govern.
Dear MUT members UNITED WE STAND DIVIDED WE FALL.

alex xerri

Mar 2nd 2010, 15:45

Lil Gejtu Vella. Ghalxejn tghid li m`ghandex partit.Kulhadd jaf li meta il-PL ikun fil-gvern dejjem kontrih. Malta kollha taf li il-GWU hija mal-PL u l-UHM mal-PN.
Issa meta jiena nircievi l-kont tad-dawl nigi ghandek u jekk inti ragel hallsu inti.

martin saliba

Mar 2nd 2010, 15:37

Of course UHM would not want political parties in the protests. AD was squashed and thrown away like a used lemon and the other party would be PL , i dont think that UHM expected the PN to join in protests at a PN goverment. W'll just have to see what the UHM would do if there were a PL goverment and the PN protests .

T. bonello

Mar 2nd 2010, 15:35

Bencini irrizenja ghax l-MUT ha tbaghti l-konsegwenzi tal-agir tieghek.

Ronald Cassar

Mar 2nd 2010, 15:29

James Grech, D, Attard, Salvu Calleja and J. Borg - Are you for real?!?
How come you come to such conclusions is beyond me! The GWU never learns from past mistakes. Its integrity is in tatters, to be credible they must stop once and for all being the lapdogs of the Partit Laburista.
The difference in the UHM and GWU is in its priorities. The UHM's top priority is to safeguard workers' jobs while that of the GWU is to please the PL.
Have you ever hear Gejtu Vella issuing such remarks such as tradituri, and Judas to anybody, let alone to MPs?
That's the difference between the UHM and the GWU.
Enough said, let the people decide who is credible and who has the workers' best interest at heart.

laurence schembri

Mar 2nd 2010, 15:24

Hypocrisy at its best. It was OK for Gejtu Vella to cosy up to Lawrence Gonzi during the election campaign. This man is truly unbelievable. Has she no shame to accse others.

Anthony Pace Gouder

Mar 2nd 2010, 15:23

Kemm se ndumu sejrin bija din li naraw il-partit qabel it-tbatija tal-POPLU ! Jekk ma hadux sehem f'din il- protesta ghax kien hemm il-partit Laburista. Mela dawn ghandhom il-pesta Gejt , u mbghad GHANDEK membri fil-UHM li huma LABURISTI ! Taf kemm hemm ? Stajt ghall anqas organizzajt protesta tal- UHM x'imkien iehor . JEW TAQBEL MA DAWN IT-TARIFFI WKOLL !.

Ta min-jghid li l-UHM ghandha l'maggoranza tal haddiema tal-Gvern u Parastatali , u dawn JIGRI X/JIGRI , Recessjoni , ekonomija batuta ,Defisit etc. etc. xorta jibqghaw fl-impieg , mhux bhal fis-Settur Privat . Ghallhekk Gejtu ma tantx ghandu ghallfejn jinqwieta ! U jaghazel li jpoggi madwar mejda jimla zaqqu bil-PAROLI . Li ma jmurx ixxellef dufrejh.

jbusuttil

Mar 2nd 2010, 15:16

This issue showed clearly that GWU and PL are one movement. MUT has fallen into their trap
with John Bencini trying to patch up things. It is clear that the teachers are not happy with his leadership and there seems to be some movement within them to move out of the Union. The Government together with all the other serious unions backing his motto of protecting jobs. Yes I am hit like all on the tariffs but ready to make a sacrifice than finishing out on the streets looking for a job when there is none.

H Borg

Mar 2nd 2010, 15:08

The UHM has always taken an independent view when it came to workers rights. They have taken on the Government on many occasions and shwon there their heart lies. The same cannot be said of the GWU. If you think back to those two years they did not take on the Govt on ANY issue. THAT is the difference and that is why the UHM is held in high regard!

r. farrugia

Mar 2nd 2010, 14:59

After/during the 2 demonstrations no violence was used, no tear gas was thrown, and the people left quitely to their homes. But the final result was a victory for the Government.

Joseph Portelli

Mar 2nd 2010, 14:57

As one of the most senior members of the MUT who served on the Council of the Union for 34 eventful years, and who has the interest of the Union at heart, first and foremost i make a heartfelt appeal to all MUT members not to take any rush decisions that will result in weakining our union. During my time i always worked for the unity of the teaching profession. Instead you are free to demand from the President and Council Members what you think is right in the present circumstances.

J.Borg

Mar 2nd 2010, 14:53

It's only the government that gained from this.........he managed to get the unions to fight between themselves!!!!!!!!

From what could be seen on BondiPlus.......gone are the days that GWU favours the PL. From what was said by the UHM and GRTU yesterday on the programme, everybody could see both union's agenda!!!!

salvu calleja

Mar 2nd 2010, 14:52

Shame on you UHM.....I sincerely doubt who do you rapresent.......Shame..........Insesible......what a pity.........disgrace in trade unionism...

d.attard

Mar 2nd 2010, 14:38

quote The UHM said it always believed unions should keep away from politics unquote.

Are these guys for real? How can they serve the interests of their members by staying away from the political process? How narrow minded. Do the UHM keep away from the political process? I think not and I hope not.

james grech

Mar 2nd 2010, 14:25

Minflok jaraw kif jamlu u jiddefendu lil membri taghhom u lil kollegi taghhom, il UHM mohha biss biex tipprova tirredikolhom. Ghax mhux kapaci jirrispettaw id decizjonijiet ta unjons ohra li jahsbuwa differenti?

roderick mizzi

Mar 2nd 2010, 14:15

qishom qabda tfal zghar dawn il-unions, jiggieldu l-glieda li suppost jiggieldu l-politikanti. ibda mill-gwu u spicca bil-uhm!!!!!