Author: Courtney Glode

Thousands of people in Newfoundland and Labrador are facing the expiration of employment insurance benefits as the crisis in the inshore fishery industry extends into the third week. Union leadership

Message from FFAW-Unifor President Greg Pretty Released Wednesday, MAY 3, 2023 at 8:00pm Lobster buyers have initiated a second stoppage, just days after the first when increased market demand and

The Inshore Council and Crab Chairs held a call this evening to review today’s events. Urner Barry held strong today for fresh gulf crab, and harvesters are determined to hold

Corporate concentration and control are pervasive in the inshore fishery, and vessels that are owned and controlled by companies and others are being pressured to fish at prices that are uneconomical to most owner-operators.

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Earlier this spring, Transport Canada announced a new deal with the Philippines, permitting Filipino seafarers to work on Canadian-flagged vessel. The deal is alarming for Canadian seafarers who fear the