SMN News further learnt that the President of WIFOL Theophillus Thomson was instructed by the Chamber of Labor Unions to invite the Minister of Labor Cornelius de Weever to an urgent meeting where he will be informed about the current labor issues facing St. Maarten.
The intention is to bring the Minister of Labor Cornelius de Weever up to speed with the non-functioning of the Labor and Social Welfare Department, and the predicament of the Pelican Resort workers. The Chamber of Labor Unions also intends to inform the Minister of the current status of the teachers whose status is yet to be regulated by country St. Maarten and other issues facing workers on St. Maarten.
One of the main concerns discussed on Saturday is the fact that the Parliament of St. Maarten has one of their own violating the labor regulations and that is unacceptable and must be dealt with by the legislators.
On Thursday last week, the workers of the former Pelican Resort erupted outside of Parliament House when the motion presented by the National Alliance was voted down and the current coalition government played politics with their plight during a parliamentary session to discuss their working status and the role General Manager of Simpson Bay Resort Management Company BV (SBRMC) and Royal Resorts Management Company Ltd Jules James. Jules James is also a Member of Parliament representing the United Peoples Party faction.
The leader of the ruling party Theodore Heyliger met with his faction members on Friday evening to discuss the Pelican saga and how to deal with one of their own who is at the center of the dispute. According to well placed sources, Member of Parliament Jules James was given one week by his party to decide which one of his positions he will give up since it is impossible for him as a legislator to hold both positions.
