UST Faculty Union

USTFU: Withholding tuition hike shares forces teachers to accept ‘unfavorable’ bargaining deal items
13
Apr
By Mei Lin Weng
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USTFU: Withholding tuition hike shares forces teachers to accept ‘unfavorable’ bargaining deal items

THE UST Faculty Union (USTFU) has accused the University administration of “leveraging” the tuition hike shares to force teachers into accepting “unfavorable” terms in the collective bargaining agreement (CBA). The faculty union said the University’s stance that it is not legally mandated to immediately distribute tuition increase proceeds to its…
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Three items in UST bargaining deal deadlock resolved
09
Apr
By Christian Querol
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Three items in UST bargaining deal deadlock resolved

THREE PROVISIONS in the deadlocked collective bargaining agreement talks were settled during the second meeting of the UST management and the faculty union mediated by the labor department last April 7. The UST Faculty Union (USTFU) said negotiators reached a settlement on the benefits in the National Service Training Program amounting…
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UST says ‘full context’ needed in understanding its financial status to avoid misconceptions
05
Apr
By The Flame News
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UST says ‘full context’ needed in understanding its financial status to avoid misconceptions

UST HAS urged the public to analyze financial data and public statements in their entirety, saying selectively citing figures from its audited financial report without understanding their operational functions causes misconceptions. The University said mistaking its short-term investments and net asset increases for “idle funds” fails to account for its comprehensive…
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Faculty union maintains stance on UST’s unrestricted assets, says it’s ‘a matter of priorities’
29
Mar
By Ma. Alyanna Selda
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Faculty union maintains stance on UST’s unrestricted assets, says it’s ‘a matter of priorities’

DAYS AFTER the University affirmed that its unrestricted net assets could not be used for restructuring and rank upgrades, the faculty union argued that UST’s investment records indicate available resources, calling its decision to prioritize long-term assets over “urgent” faculty concerns as “a strategic choice” rather than a limitation. In…
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‘False,’ ‘misleading:’ UST refutes claims on tuition hike allocation, P12 billion ‘unrestricted earnings’
26
Mar
By Ma. Alyanna Selda
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‘False,’ ‘misleading:’ UST refutes claims on tuition hike allocation, P12 billion ‘unrestricted earnings’

THE UNIVERSITY has denied having P12 billion in “unrestricted earnings” it can use as an alternative source to the 70% tuition hike share for salary restructuring and rank upgrades. According to UST, allegations that funds for rank upgrades and restructuring could be sourced alternatively from the University’s P12 billion unrestricted…
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