Author: Courtney Langille

Click here to read the latest issue of the Union Forum – Published July 2021

July 27, 2021 – The Sea Cucumber Committee met this evening to discuss the ongoing dispute with processors. The Committee wishes to stress the following points: 1. According to a letter

July 27, 2021 – Please note that the 3L Shrimp Committee has increased the CAP by 30,000 per share. This increase will be effective immediately and the CAP for 3L

July 23, 2021 – FFAW-Unifor has been actively working to address the concerns of sea cucumber harvesters that affect many members and communities in our province. We requested that DFO clarify

July 21, 2021 – Negotiations for the minimum price for squid took place this week between FFAW-Unifor and ASP. Last night, July 20th, the parties reached an agreement on price for

July 20, 2021 – The FFAW-Unifor Sea Cucumber Negotiating Committee met tonight, July 20th, to discuss updates in the current dispute over ASP’s sampling, handling and grading protocols for the 2021

July 20, 2021 – Applications are now being accepted from harvesters interested in participating in the Federal Government’s Lost Gear Retrieval Project (or ‘Ghost Gear Project’) in the Southern 2J

July 20, 2021 – The initiative to equip fishing vessels with AEDs (Automatic External Defibrillators) for improved preparedness for marine cardiac emergencies began in 2018. In the Winter 2019 issue of

July 20, 2021 – Applications are now being accepted for green crab harvesting under the Provincial Government’s and Natural Resources Canada’s ongoing project in Fortune Bay. Harvesters eligible to apply must fish