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05

May

By Rovy Jilyn Fraginal

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Admin, faculty union postpone UST awards as labor dispute persists

AS KEY items in the bargaining deal remain unresolved, the University administration and faculty union have decided to reschedule the 24th to 26th Dangal ng UST Awards from May 9 to Aug. 15 to have a “more conclusive celebratory atmosphere.” In a memorandum issued to UST officials on April 26,…

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04

May

By Mei Lin Weng

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UST admin, faculty union still at odds over salary hike, benefits as final mediation meet nears

MAJOR DIFFERENCES persist between the University management and UST Faculty Union (USTFU) as they disagreed on the allocation and distribution of the staff’s legally mandated tuition hike shares during their penultimate conciliation-mediation meeting on April 29. Despite compromises on some proposals, both parties still clashed over the faculty union’s crucial demands…

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28

Apr

By Veancy Palad

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UST faculty’s long-awaited tuition hike shares to be released partially by May 20, admin says

MONTHS AFTER teachers’ repeated calls for the UST management to release their legally mandated tuition hike proceeds, the administration finally agreed to distribute a portion of their shares on or before May 20. The University confirmed that it is “ready and willing” to provide the amount, which has been recalculated…

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28

Apr

By Ma. Alyanna Selda

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UST may release P27 M tuition hike share pending clarification on distribution process — faculty union

THE UST administration has expressed readiness to “immediately” release a portion of the tuition hike shares pending clarification on how the distribution will be carried out, according to the UST Faculty Union (USTFU). In a report released on April 27, the faculty union said the University management had “manifested” that it could…

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21

Apr

By Rovy Jilyn Fraginal

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UST admin committed to review delayed release of tuition hike share, faculty union says

THE UST management has vowed to consult with its principal on the “overdue” P26.84 million tuition hike share from academic year 2020-2021, the UST Faculty Union (USTFU) said. In a report on the third conciliation-mediation meeting, USTFU said the amount should have already been released in compliance with Section 26.6 of…

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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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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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06

Apr

By The Flame News

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137 profs to receive P500,000 backpay from tuition hike proceeds, UST says

THE UNIVERSITY has clarified that 137 faculty members would receive adjustments exceeding P500,000 before taxes, denying the UST Faculty Union’s (USTFU) claim that a roughly half-a-million backpay from tuition hike shares would only cover 17 professors. Following a recalculation, UST said the adjustments derived from the tuition increase proceeds from…

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