I see that Joseph Muscat has pledged to form a coalition between workers and employers to create wealth. Now that is a weird statement to make. A coalition is defined as an alliance, especially a temporary one, of people, factions, parties or nations. A case in point is the so-called coalition between the Hon. Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando and the government, whereby the former expects the latter to consult him prior to moving any legislation in Parliament.

Is Joseph Muscat expecting employers to consult workers on initiatives that boards of directors decide to implement for the good of their organisations? Will these “coalitions” by-pass unions, who are traditionally the bridge between workers and employers or are we to expect the re-introduction of the Direttur Haddiem mooted by Edward Scicluna in the third paragraph of his article in l-orizzont of 7 May 2012 (http://www.edwardscicluna.com/latest-articles/made-in-germany/2886/)?

Why do I get this scary feeling of déjà vu?

Alfred Formosa

SLIEMA