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Union Press workers still in the dark over collective agreement

Most of the 150 workers at the Union Press and Union Print, which are subsidiary companies of the General Workers’ Union, are still in the dark over their collective agreement.

Many are hoping that the new deal will incorporate wage increases after the previous agreement froze the workers’ pay.

Despite the firm stand the GWU takes on many issues, the union’s hierarchy does not adopt the same position where its own workers are concerned.

It is no secret that the salaries of the Union Press/Union Print employees are the worst in this sector in Malta.

Over the years, both GWU subsidiaries have lost many good employees because of poor conditions and low salaries.

Now, many of the workers are afraid that the forthcoming collective agreement will be no better.

"This is a far cry from what is preached to the workers and to the government about a higher standard of living. Our salaries are peanuts compared to others in almost all other work places. It is certainly not a case of charity beginning at home," one GWU worker told MaltaToday.