The Malta Union of Teachers has said that a record number of new members registered with the union in the past two years.
In 2009, 527 new members were recorded and 413 in 2010. The union said that in the last three years the total number of members were:
1/1/2008 – Total 7568
1/1/2009- Total 7860
1/1/2010 – Total 7817
The MUT said that on the 1st of January 2011, the total reached was 8060, making it the first time in the history of MUT, that membership now exceeds 8000.
The union went on to say that considering the number of members who had retired or left the profession over the last three years, it is encouraging to see that the membership in all grades of teachers continues to grow.
The council of the MUT said it thanks all grades of teachers for their support and it promises to continue to give help and support to the teaching profession in the future.