�Corso outlines series of events�
PHILIPSBURG--The new owner of Pelican Resort Club has offered, through Workers Institute for Organised Labour (WIFOL), a full-year employment contract (no trial period) to every employee of the previous employer Pelican Resort Club.
The new offer came after lengthy negotiations between the new owner and WIFOL, which represents 200 employees. The initial intention was to put permanent employees on insecure six-month labour contracts, an arrangement WIFOL President Theophilus Thompson said was unacceptable to the union and to the workers.
Thompson said WIFOL would study the proposal and submit its counterproposal.
CEO of Royal Resorts Caribbean, the firm that manages Pelican, Richard Corso, stated on Friday that it was important that everyone understand the facts surrounding Pelican Resort. "In recent months, many false claims, malicious statements, and personal attacks have been made ? often published in the local newspapers and the Internet by anonymous parties," Corso said.
He also outlined a timeline of the events leading up to the current situation, contending that "all of these statements are indisputable."
He gave the following timeline:
* In 1996 Pelican Resort was purchased by the timeshare owners through the Tenant's Association Pelican Resort Club (TAPRC).
* In 1997 TAPRC signed a three-year contract with Royal Resorts (RR) to operate the Pelican Resort Club.
* From 1997 to 2009 Pelican Resort emerged from bankruptcy and progressed with an effective working relationship between TAPRC and RR.
* In April 2010, the TAPRC board initiated legal demands against RR.
* On December 3, 2010, a St. Maarten judge handed down a verdict against TAPRC and completely in favour of RR.
* On December 14, 2010, a St. Maarten judge handed down a second verdict against TAPRC and completely in favour of RR.
* On December 16, 2010, Pelican Resort Club and Pelican Marina Residences were auctioned and purchased by only interested bidder at auction.
* On December 18, 2010, RR notified TAPRC of the duties and responsibilities for orderly termination and no response was ever provided by TAPRC.
* On December 20, 2010, RR was notified by the TAPRC board that its chairman Christine Schlunz had resigned. No new Chairman has been presented.
* On December 22, 2010, the TAPRC board's USA attorneys froze all Pelican bank accounts.
* On December 30, 2010, management company RR pleaded with Windward Islands Bank (WIB) on behalf of Pelican Resort Club to allow the payroll to be paid. WIB denied access to funds.
* On December 30, 2010, Pelican employees could not be paid due to frozen bank accounts at Windward Islands Bank.
* On January 6, 2011, Jules James solved the payroll challenge and all employees were paid.
* On January 7, 2010, through WIFOL, the new owner offered a full-year employment contract (no trial period) to every employee of the previous employer Pelican Resort Club.
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