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Month: January 2023

Nomination Packages – IRO & Inshore Divisions

Full Nomination Packages for the 2024 FFAW-Unifor Executive Board Election are now available online for viewing and download.
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FFAW Scholarship Winners

Congratulations to the 2023 FFAW Scholarship Winners! We had a significant amount of interest in the program this year, with 15 applications received in total and six scholarships awarded. We
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FFAW Meet With Minister Bragg – Emphasize Penalties Necessary For CA Violations

FFAW-Unifor met with Minister Derrick Bragg yesterday, January 25th in follow up to their meeting on January 13th to review the document compiled by FFAW Staff Representatives previously presented to
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Gulf Shrimp Coalition Meet With Minister Murray To Discuss Unit 1 Redfish

On Thursday January 19th, the Gulf Shrimp Coalition met virtually with Minister Joyce Murray and senior DFO staff to discuss the outlook for the Gulf shrimp stock, and the significance
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IMPORTANT SURVEY ON ATLANTIC MACKEREL

Help us in our campaign to get the fishery reopened - report your observations.
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Renewal and Refund for Mackerel Licenses

Q: I am a commercial licence holder in Atlantic Canada and the mackerel fishery is currently closed for conservation reasons, will I be able to get my licence back when
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CPP/OAS Information

CPP/Pension  Canada Pension Plan and Quebec Pension Plan CPP 1. Contribution Rate   5.95% 2. Year’s maximum pensionable earnings (YMPE)   $66,600.00 3. Basic exemption   $3,500.00   4. Maximum
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Deadline reminder: Ballot for LFA 4a Lobster Harvesters

Deadline reminder: Ballot for LFA 4a Lobster Harvesters  A reminder that ballots are out to LFA 4a lobster harvesters. Those ballots must be postmarked by January 25. Any questions or
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Elections Process and Elections Committee Decision

Q: Why wasn’t the entire membership allowed to vote? A: Keith Sullivan resigned in the middle of an election term, and therefore a mid-term election with the Union’s Joint Council
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FFAW Meet With Minister Bragg – Increased Support from Department Needed in 2023

FFAW-Unifor met with Minister Derrick Bragg yesterday, January 13th, to introduce new leadership and speak about the importance of increased support from his department to ensure that the labour disputes
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FFAW Meet With Minister Davis on Panel Appointments

FFAW-Unifor met with Minister Bernard Davis yesterday, January 13th, to discuss the amendments to the Fishing Industry Collective Bargaining Act enacted during the Fall 2022 sitting of the House of
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