Month: June 2019

06/25/2019 The Standing Fish Price Setting Panel released its decision today on summer shrimp prices. The Panel selected the position of ASP, meaning that the minimum price for summer shrimp

06/21/2019 Click here to read a guest column in today’s Telegram from Keith Sullivan, FFAW-Unifor President, in response to a letter last week from ASP Executive Director Derek Butler.

06/21/2019 2019 Industry Snow Crab Survey Applications Industry Snow Crab Survey Applications for the 2019 Snow Crab Survey were mailed June 8th, 2019. If harvesters do not receive one in

06/19/2019 Historic Victory for Fish Harvesters as Owner-Operator Policy Becomes Law After more than a decade of advocacy by fish harvester organizations from across the country, yesterday evening Bill C-68

06/19/2019 The Standing Fish Price Setting Panel announced its decision for capelin this afternoon, selecting the position of FFAW for a price of $0.35/lb, which is a 46% increase from

06/18/2019 Negotiations for the 2019 price of capelin have been taking place this week and last in St. John’s. Offers have been submitted to the Standing Fish Price Setting Panel,

06/18/2019 OCI Found Guilty of Violating Collective Agreement on Ocean Breaker In January of 2018, FFAW-Unifor filed a grievance on behalf of workers on the Ocean Choice International (OCI) vessel,

06/18/2019 Fish Harvesters Raise Alarm on Impacts of Offshore Development at Height of Seismic Season ST. JOHN’S, NL – With seismic activities ongoing off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador