UST Faculty to Receive 100% Hospitalization Coverage Under New Salary, Benefits Deal

UST faculty to receive 100% hospitalization coverage under new salary, benefits deal

AFTER a years-long wait for a new salary and benefits deal, UST faculty members are set to receive a major upgrade: 100% hospitalization coverage under the agreed-upon 2021-2026 collective bargaining agreement (CBA).  This landmark provision comes after 25 years of the hospitalization benefit being pegged at P100,000 annually per faculty member, according to UST Faculty Union (USTFU) President Emerito Gonzales.  “[This is] a long-overdue and dee…

UST faculty members to get P220 million tuition hike shares, 100% medical coverage

FOUR YEARS’ worth of tuition hike shares will finally be distributed to UST teachers upon the ratification of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA), settling one of the most contested points of a months-long labor dispute between the University management and faculty union. In a press briefing on Friday, May 23, UST Faculty Union (USTFU) president […] The post UST faculty members to get P220 million tuition hike shares, 100% medical coverage…