Philipsburg: --- Workers of the Pelican Resort filled the Court of First Instance tribune on Wednesday morning when their injunction case was handled.Lawyers for the Workers Institute for Organized Labor (WIFOL) Maarten Le Poole and Wim van Sambeek argued that the court did not consider their arguments. The judge will give his ruling either on Wednesday or Friday next week. Should the court rule against the workers the union said it is prepared to take their case to the Supreme Court to further challenge the Appeals Court's decision.
The injunction is aimed at having the court quash a verdict delivered by the Appeals Court in favor of Simpson Bay Resort Management Company BV (SBRMC) and Royal Resorts Management Company Ltd.
Workers of Pelican Resort are still trying to come to terms with the verdict delivered by the Appeals Court which declared the February 8th verdict null and void due to a technical error. According to one of the workers, the court ruled in favor of the Resort because they did not consider the arguments of the union, claiming that the union submitted their information late. The Appeals Court however, reviewed the verdict while maintaining their decision.
Shortly after the court hearing, the workers gathered at the WIFOL office where they were given an update on the court hearing. Many of the workers expressed concerns that they may have to live with the blow the court dealt them. President of the WIFOL Theophilus Thompson met with members of the National Alliance Faction on Wednesday afternoon and updated the faction on the consequences of the court's decision. A public meeting of parliament is scheduled for Thursday. Thompson urged his members to attend the public meeting of parliament on Thursday where they intend to ask the legislators to do their job. "These legislators have to make laws that would protect workers and ensure something like this does not happen again."
