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FFAW Supports Lana Payne's Campaign For Unifor National President

May 16, 2022

FFAW is proud to support Lana Payne’s campaign for Unifor National President. A message from FFAW-Unifor President Keith Sullivan:

“What this Union needs now, more than ever, is a progressive and principled trailblazer to bring us into a new era of unionism…. With Lana Payne at the helm, we will move forward – together”.

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.