10/25/2016 St. John’s – FFAW-Unifor has submitted an enterprise retirement-income support proposal to the federal government on behalf of harvesters on the south coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. Harvesters in
10/21/2016 For Immediate Release Friday, October 21, 2016 DFO Must Reconsider Decision to Close the Mackerel Fishery St. John’s – Harvesters’ frustrations continue to grow after news that the Department
10/14/2016 FFAW-Unifor’s Inshore Council held meetings in Gander October 11 to 12, 2016. Elected representatives of harvesters from across the province participated in the meetings and discussed and debated a
10/14/2016 St. John’s – Ongoing negotiations of the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) are concerning to the 65 FFAW-Unifor members employed at the Molson brewery in St. John’s. These workers
10/14/2016 Harvesters are angered by today’s closure of this year’s Mackerel fishery. This year harvesters experienced increases in catch levels compared to previous years. In light of these increases, FFAW-Unifor
10/07/2016 St. John’s – A report released this week by the federal auditor general has confirmed what many in the fishing industry have been saying for years; that significant cuts