Officials of the Malta Union of Teachers, yesterday met with Prime Minister Robert Abela, the Education Minister Owen Bonnici and other senior government officials, regarding the reopening of schools. The meeting proved to be inconclusive, the union said.
On Wednesday the MUT [1] declared that talks had failed between the union and the Education Ministry and called an urgent meeting of the MUT Council, following which a meeting was held with the Prime Minister and others.
The MUT said that it will continue with the discussions today, including another meeting of its Council this afternoon.
The MUT concluded by saying that it “understands the urgency for certainties and is doing everything possible at this delicate stage. As soon as more information is available we will announce it immediately. We remind everyone that we are doing this to protect the health and safety of educators, children and everyone.”