A Labour government will work closely with the teachers’ union and ensure important education-related electoral proposals were implemented, according to the party’s leader Joseph Muscat.

“We took on many of the union’s proposals, many of which we were already considering. So, if trusted in government, we will not let them gather dust. We will see them through,” he told the Malta Union of Teachers’ council members during a meeting at their Valletta offices yesterday.

Dr Muscat said a Labour government would invest in teachers. One example was the one-year sabbatical offered to them.

“We will have constant discussions with the union, not just in moments of crisis. The MUT will be an essential partner to success,” he said.

Mr Bonello said he was glad Labour had adopted some of its electoral proposals and hoped they would be implemented if the party were elected to government.

He said the union would soon celebrate its 94th anniversary and history had shown it worked with any government.

Mr Bonello spoke about “urgent” matters that needed addressing, which included making parents more responsible for their children’s education and increasing the efficiency of the Public Service Commission.