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REMINDER - EXECUTIVE BOARD NOMINATIONS DUE TOMORROW, MAY 22

May 21, 2024

FFAW-Unifor Executive Board Nominations are due TOMORROW, May 22nd, by 4:30pm.

Completed nomination forms must be accompanied by a signed and sworn affidavit from the nominee.

Full Nomination Packages for the 2024 FFAW-Unifor Executive Board Election are linked below for viewing and download:

NOMINATION FORM – IRO DIVISION

NOMINATION FORM – INSHORE DIVISION

Dr. Erin Carruthers

Dr. Erin Carruthers is the Science Director and Senior Fisheries Scientist with the Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union (FFAW-Unifor), which is the labour union that represents the owner-operator fleet in Newfoundland and Labrador. The FFAW is committed to research and management that supports healthy oceans, fisheries, and coastal communities. Dr. Carruthers received her Ph. D. in Biology from Memorial University in 2011 followed by a postdoctoral fellowship with the Centre for Fisheries Ecosystems Research. Before coming to Newfoundland, Erin worked as a Research Biologist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada at the St. Andrews Biological Station. Her current research program is co-constructed with fish harvesters and includes research on coastal fishing communities, collaborative longline and trap surveys, and best practices for the avoidance, handling and release of unwanted catch.