Something to be proud of
Malta has always been described as having the strictest antiabortion laws in the EU.
This sounds very negative and denigrating.
It would be better to say that Malta has the strongest defences for protecting human life from conception to its natural end. Isn’t that more positive and something to be proud of?
CARMEL SCIBERRAS MD FRCS your supposed allies end up pulling the rope with the management.
Then there are those who want to cut the rope or else get the union and management entangled in endless negotiations with no end in sight. Some of these are traitors who have been with your side but decided to spoil the game for their personal gain.
Some have outside interests tied to partisan politics. Some have trade union interests, wanting to preserve their territory so another union would not achieve gains beyond what their union has achieved.
Some are keyboard warriors, throwing mud at the opportune moment so that a team or the other side slips up.
Some are moaners, unhappy with themselves and the ones around them and trying to lower your morale during the game. Others may try to make fun of one of the parties, or both by bombarding you with their cynical, arrogant comments.
The MUT is currently negotiating four agreements with the government. As I write this letter, the first one is being concluded – the collective agreement for the Institute for Education. The rest will follow in due time as negotiations are at advanced stages.
MARCO BONNICI
– President of the Malta Union of Teachers – Ħamrun