President of the San Fernando Business Association wants the Oilfields Workers' Trade Union (OWTU) to hold its hand on strike action.
She said while President General Ancel Roget had a responsibility to OWTU members, he should also consider the cost to the country.
"I would ask Mr Roget to hold his hand.
"While he is well within his rights to bargain for his employers–because the workers are his employers–he also has to look at the economic state of the country at this time," Bartlett said.
She said Petrotrin employees were well-paid and enjoyed a number of perks as it was.
"They get a $100 meal allowance every day. I have seen people use that to buy food for their entire families," she said.
Citing the economic downturn and rising crime rates, Bartlett appealed to Roget not to put the country under further siege.
"We are under siege from all sides as it is. We can't get foreign exchange to do business, burning and looting of business places is becoming more prevalent. We cannot leave our homes after dark ..we don't need the further stress of not being able to get gas to go out when we want to," she said.