The Union Haddiema Maghqudin has filed a constitutional case against the Social Dialogue and Consumer Affairs Minister, the Employment Director and the Secretary of the Industrial Tribunal tied to an industrial dispute, registered by the union in 2009, concerning Malta International Airport employees which held the post of meteorologists.
This comes after the union had filed a judicial protest in January this year against the industrial tribunal but to no avail.
The 2009 registered complaint had been heard by an Industrial Tribunal comprising lawyer Leslie Cushcieri as chairperson, along with members Charles Magro and Joseph Farrugia.
After all the submissions were presented on 29 March 2011 to the tribunal, the tribunal postponed its decision but stopped short of setting another date related to its final decision.
Three and the half years later, no date has yet been established and this despite various attempts made by the union protesting the case. The tribunal never gave a reason to the union for the delay. When the union filed a judicial protest in January, it argued that the tribunal denied its members justice since the union remained without a reply with the consequence that the complaints made by the union and members concerned were never addressed.
The union said that the tribunal had all the time in the world to discuss the proof presented to it and to emerge with a final decision.
In view of all the union’s protests, the union was left with no choice but to file a constitutional case on top of the judicial protest.
The complainant is stating that there has been a breach of human rights while requesting that the tribunal’s conclusions are issued within a reasonable timeframe.
It is holding the authorities responsible in the event the issue procrastinates.
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