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FFAW Submits Request for EI Extension for Harvesters Affected by Severe ice

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FFAW Submits Request for EI Extension for Harvesters Affected by Severe ice
April 18, 2019
04/18/2019

Today, FFAW-Unifor submitted a formal request for an extension to employment benefits for fish harvesters affected by heavy ice.

Inshore harvesters and plant workers are already facing an uncertain economic future due to cuts in shrimp and crab quotas. In the areas impacted by delayed openings, families need some means to limit any further financial strain this season.

Delays as a result of ice conditions are a yearly occurrence for many employed in the fishery. A permanent solution with no waiting period is needed for all workersaffected by these delays.

Hundreds of families are currently impacted and as ice conditions persist this number is expected to rise. FFAW requested the Minister’s prompt attention to this matter and await a response soon. Read the full letter here. 

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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.