Author: Courtney Glode

Three weeks into the snow crab fishery and dozens of attempts made to work out a fair arrangement for fish harvesters, FFAW-Unifor is calling on the provincial government to better regulate processing companies, issue additional processing licenses, and open the province up to outside buyers immediately to allow inshore harvesters to sell their catch. 

Thirteen days after the Newfoundland and Labrador snow crab fishery opened, the minimum price is increasing by an additional five cents per pound, for a minimum price of 2.25 per

The 4R Shrimp Fleet is looking to Premier Andrew Furey to intervene in the current shrimp crisis, following the second year of buyers refusing to pay a fair price for

Companies are once again trying to pull one-over on fish harvesters because of the modest gains we made during the extended tie-up.

This afternoon, the Shrimp Committee met virtually with President Greg Pretty and Secretary-Treasurer Jason Spingle to state their intentions to not go down without a fight. The 4R Shrimp Fleet

“To say we are no better off than when the Panel price came out is incorrect. The final offer selection process didn’t give harvesters a formula. But the Union did. Our members’ solidarity did. The value we’ve protected here is extremely important and cannot be overstated,” says FFAW-Unifor President Greg Pretty.