October 2016 | FFAW-Unifor | Fish Food & Allied Workers Union

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News Release: Proposal Calls on Federal Government to Support South Coast Fish Harvesters

Oct 25, 2016

10/25/2016 St. John’s – FFAW-Unifor has submitted an enterprise retirement-income support proposal to the federal government on behalf of harvesters

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News Release: DFO Must Reconsider Decision to Close the Mackerel Fishery

Oct 21, 2016

10/21/2016 For Immediate Release Friday, October 21, 2016 DFO Must Reconsider Decision to Close the Mackerel Fishery St. John’s –

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Ten Women Added to FFAW-Unifor Women’s Advocate Ranks

Oct 21, 2016

During the week of October 16th to 20th, ten FFAW-Unifor women took part in the latest offering of the Unifor Women’s

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Inshore Council Meetings Held in Gander

Oct 14, 2016

10/14/2016 FFAW-Unifor’s Inshore Council held meetings in Gander October 11 to 12, 2016. Elected representatives of harvesters from across the

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News Release: Province Must Protect NL Brewing Jobs

Oct 14, 2016

10/14/2016 St. John’s – Ongoing negotiations of the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) are concerning to the 65 FFAW-Unifor members

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Statement on Closure of 2016 Mackerel Fishery

Oct 14, 2016

10/14/2016 Harvesters are angered by today’s closure of this year’s Mackerel fishery. This year harvesters experienced increases in catch levels

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News Release: Report Confirms Severe Impact of DFO Funding Cuts

Oct 7, 2016

10/07/2016 St. John’s – A report released this week by the federal auditor general has confirmed what many in the

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Family Violence Intervention Court to be Reinstated and Expanded

Oct 2, 2016

Family Violence Intervention Court to be Reinstated and Expanded   The Family Violence Intervention Court (FVIC) is being given a

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