MDA appeals for LESA issue closure as it considers legal options The Malta Developers Association (MDA) is urging the authorities to find a solution on the ongoing strike by LESA officials as this is having severe consequences on its members and their projects.
At the same time, the MDA is considering various legal options to direct its members to continue with their projects as from next week, if the government fails to find an adequate solution.
The MDA is being constrained to take this action after the authorities failed to find a solution over the effects that the LESA industrial action is having on the property development sector. Despite several meetings held over the past weeks between the MDA and the authorities, no solution was forthcoming from the government.
Due to the industrial action order given to LESA officials, members of the MDA had to halt their projects as the authorities could not provide them with officials from LESA, TM or the police force, when they needed to close roads and divert traffic due to the mounting of temporary mobile cranes.
MDA members are being told that LESA officials were unavailable while Transport Malta is insisting that it does not have the necessary resources to man the works needed. This is having serious repercussions on MDA members and the industry at large.
“Without entering into the merits of the ongoing industrial action and fully respect its legitimacy, it cannot be that our members suffer the consequences due to a dispute they have nothing to do with,” a spokesman for the MDA said.
“While the MDA will continue to work towards a solution, its members cannot wait forever. Thus, we have now decided to give another week to let the parties find a solution. If not, we will have no other option than to direct our members to continue with their projects as normal from next Monday. We are currently considering all legal measures to make sure that our work goes on whatever the situation on the strike in the coming days,” the spokesman said.
The MDA urges the authorities and all those concerned to find a solution as soon as possible.
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