090509.org

About Us

090509.org is an initiative of the UHM, and is co-funded by the European Commission.

The Union Haddiema Maghqudin (UHM) was founded on 29 September 1966, under the name of Malta Government Clerical Union (MGCU) with membership restricted to clerical employees in the Public Service. On 13 July 1978, the Union's General Conference unanimously adopted a Resolution whereby the MGEU was to become the UNION HADDIEMA MAGHQUDIN which, besides widening the aims of the Union, also opened its doors to all workers irrespective of class, sector or grade. The new name of the Union - UNION HADDIEMA MAGHQUDIN (UHM), together with the necessary amendments to its Constitution, were registered with the Registrar of Trade Unions on 8 August 1978. The UHM today represents over 26,000 members and include workers from all walks of life and also pensioners.

Objectives of the UHM

to unite workers into one strong homogeneous body;
to enhance the dignity of the worker and to improve his conditions of work as well as his economic and social standing;
to gain proper representation on bodies where its presence would further the interests of its members;
to achieve and maintain unity of purpose and action among members;
to foster trade unionism among all workers and at all levels;
to educate workers in those matters that affect them; and
to ascertain a good standard of living for pensioners and those who retire from work.

Politics
One of the UHM's cardinal principles laid down in its Constitution is that it shall not affiliate to any political party and no member holding a statutory post with a political party shall be eligible to sit on the General Council and/or on the Executive Committee of any of the Sections of the Union. A Union Official or a Section's Official cannot be involved in work of a political nature.