Author: Courtney Langille

FOPO RELEASES REPORT ON FOREIGN OWNERSHIP AND CORPORATE CONCENTRATION

On December 13th the federal Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans (FOPO) presented its report on Foreign Ownership and Corporate Concentration of Fishing Licenses and Quota to the House of

FFAW Meet With Key Officials In Ottawa

Member Updates

FFAW-Unifor traveled to Ottawa this week for a series of meetings with federal government together with members of the Canadian Independent Fish Harvesters Federation (CIFHF), as well as separate meetings

Federal NDP Critics Call for Immediate Supports for Fishery Workers

Member Updates

Yesterday, September 26th, MP Lisa Marie Barron (NDP Critic for Fisheries, Oceans, and CCG) and MP Daniel Blaikie (NDP Critic for Employment and Workforce Development) jointly issued a letter to

FFAW Stresses the Importance of EI Intervention

Member Updates

FFAW-Unifor issued another letter to federal Minister Randy Boisonnault today emphasizing the importance of EI Intervention for seasonal workers in Economic Region 2 engaged in the Newfoundland and Labrador fishery.

FFAW-Unifor Meet With DFO Deputy Minister in St. John’s

Member Updates

Yesterday, July 31st, FFAW-Unifor met with DFO Deputy Minister Annette Gibbons while she was in St. John’s. FFAW-Unifor President Greg Pretty, Inshore Council Vice-President Tony Doyle, and Courtney Langille, Government

FFAW-Unifor Recognizes National Seal Products Day

Member Updates

FFAW-Unifor is recognizing today as National Seal Products Day and honouring the historical, social, cultural, and economic contributions that seals represent for our communities. It is also a day to

Barriers to Federal EI Support Continue to Layer

Member Updates

Further to the update provided earlier this week detailing actions undertaken by your Union to secure opportunities for federal government to support impacted NL seasonal fishery workers, requests continue to

FFAW Continues to Push for Economic Support, Feds Unreceptive to Crisis

Member Updates

As all impacted seasonal fishery workers in NL head into the 4th week of a tie up as a result of an unviable price for snow crab, FFAW-Unifor has been

PROVINCIAL DRUG PROGRAM ACCESS IN ABSENCE OF EI

Member Updates

With EI benefits now expired for many FFAW-Unifor harvester and plant worker members, please note individuals who run out of EI should be able to obtain prescriptions through the NL

FFAW Meet With Minister Bragg – Increased Support from Department Needed in 2023

Member Updates

FFAW-Unifor met with Minister Derrick Bragg yesterday, January 13th, to introduce new leadership and speak about the importance of increased support from his department to ensure that the labour disputes

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