School teachers should be very proud of the president of their union, the Malta Union of Teachers (MUT).

Some 24 years ago, teachers were locked out by the Socialist dictatorial regime, insulted, ridiculed, threatened, manhandled, forced to declare in writing that they would not follow their union’s legitimate directives and humiliated.

And after these teachers were transferred en bloc, they were allowed to go back to their classes only after they had prostrated themselves at the feet of the modern tyrant. What a pity that the president of the Movement of United Teachers in those dark days was not as fearless as Mr Bencini.

If Dom Mintoff could make a political come back I would certainly vote for him!

Giov. DeMartino

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