The President of the Federation of Labour has resigned from the Premier’s Economic Recovery Team.

Mary Shortall says she entered the process with “an open mind” and a desire to be what she calls “an active and engaged participant.”

However, in a release issued today, Shortall says she believes her continued participation will place her in conflict with her role and mandate as president of the Federation of Labour.

Shortall says due to the confidentiality and non-disclosure agreement she had to sign when she started on the committee she cannot get into their deliberations or the reasons for her resignation.

She does outline what she calls a lack of transparency, a top-down approach, a rushed timeline, lack of collaboration, and an overall feeling that not all perspectives were being considered or appreciated as some of the reasons behind her decision.

Shortall says the recommendations made by Chair Dame Moya Greene could shape the next several decades, and she feels it’s “imperative that the voices of workers, as well as marginalized and underrepresented groups, be heard.”

Late last year NAPE President Jerry Earle also presented a dim view of his interaction with the recovery team chair.