Where’s the government in the D. J. Composites dispute?

“We must look after the autoworkers, the forestry workers, the fish harvesters, etc.”

It’s so heartening and reassuring to hear this from world leaders and provincial leaders in a time and age of re-negotiating trade agreements and flagging industries.

I’m curious, however, about their views on workers who are in negotiations with their employer, those that are on the verge of a strike or those who were hurtfully locked out.

As those leaders have already expressed and would continue to agree, it’s very important to care for all industries and the workers they house. However, that care from those elected officials should continue when workers are in a labour dispute or one is on the horizon.

So, why isn’t the N.L. government intervening in the lock-out at D. J. Composites in Gander?

Every time the premier invests in and cuts the ribbon at a new call centre or an aquaculture project, these are awesome examples of being “all about” creating work for eligible and qualified workers in those regions.

Sadly, that’s often where it ends. The N.L. government has all authority in its own legislation, should be interested in conflict resolution and, if nothing, else has the moral imperative to intervene in this dispute.

That is, of course, only if it proclaims to be all about all workers.

Mark Power St. John’s