MUT orders one day strike

The MUT Council held an ad-hoc meeting yesterday in view of the MUT's uncovering of the plans of the Government to undermine the profession and the professional status of educators through the education act presented in Parliament. The Council is hereby communicating its position:

- The MUT is expecting the Government to withdraw the three education bills presented in Parliament;

- The MUT is astonished how the Government is denying these unprecedented and objectionable issues included in the new education act, which will have wideranging implications on teachers' warrants and the newly proposed KGEs licences and LSEs licences;

- The MUT is hereby declaring an industrial dispute with the Government in relation to all the issues which were presented in a press conference on Tuesday 2nd October and are listed on MUT.ORG.MT. (link is: https://mut.org.mt/stqarrija-latt-dwar-l-edukazzjoni-l-gdidhuwa-assedju-fuq-il-professjonali ta-u-s-sistemi-edukattivi/);

- The MUT is announcing a oneday strike. All educators in State, Church and Independent schools including Post-secondary and Tertiary institutions are being directed not to report to work on Monday 8th October. This includes all educators working in services, centres, departments and directorates. A set of industrial actions will also be issued following the strike. All members and non-members of the MUT are being covered by the union during the strike action;

- The MUT is also declaring Friday 5th October, World Teachers' Day, as a day of mourning of the profession. Members are encouraged to wear something black during the day and change their social media profile pictures to an image which will be provided today.