The Saskatchewan NDP is looking to call the legislature back into session more than a month early to see a solution can be worked out for tariff-impacted workers.

Specifically, the team is hoping for a ” concrete plan to protect Saskatchewan steel jobs, support local manufacturers and strengthen the province’s industrial sector.”

A release from the NDP says this call for action comes in the wake of the escalating trade war with Donald Trump and the refusal by Moe to get back to work in the legislature where legislation could be passed to support tariff-impacted workers and make life more affordable for struggling families.

David Fritz is the Chief Operating Officer of Supreme Steel, a major Western Canadian steel fabricator with operations in Saskatoon. The company has warned that tariffs are creating challenges on both sides of its business: the company exports fabricated steel to the United States while also relying on certain U.S. steel products that are not readily available from Canadian suppliers.

Supreme Steel has previously said that about 25 per cent of its revenue came from the U.S. market and that some structural steel products it requires must be sourced from American suppliers.