Nomination Packages – IRO & Inshore Divisions
Full Nomination Packages for the 2024 FFAW-Unifor Executive Board Election are now available online for viewing and download.
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FFAW DEMANDS ANSWERS FROM ST. ANTHONY SEAFOODS FOLLOWING SUDDEN PLANT CLOSURE AMID COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
ST. ANTHONY, NL – The Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union (FFAW-Unifor) is raising serious concerns after Royal Greenland’s St. Anthony Seafoods (SAS) production plant was found chained shut with
Gulf Atlantic Halibut Stock Reaches All-Time High, Signals Bright Future for Fishery
MONCTON, NB – The bi-annual Gulf Groundfish Advisory Committee concluded its latest meeting today, delivering exceptionally positive news for the 4RST Atlantic halibut fishery. According to Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Harvesters Applaud Long-Overdue Changes to Northern Shrimp Assessment; New Model Moves Species into Healthy Zone
ST. JOHN’S, NL – FFAW-Unifor welcomes the updated Northern Shrimp assessment model, which officially shifts the species into the healthy zone under revised stock areas, assessment model and reference points.
RESULTS OF LATEST SNOW CRAB ASSESSMENT
ST. JOHN’S, NL – Today, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) released the latest stock assessment update for Newfoundland and Labrador’s snow crab fishery, reporting differences in stock health
2025 INSHORE COUNCIL ELECTION UPDATE
The Inshore Council seat for St. Bernard’s to McCallum has been acclaimed by Brett Cox! 5 seats have been acclaimed, with 13 seat elections still ongoing. The voting period for
FFAW-UNIFOR CALLS FOR MP INTERVENTION TO HALT DFO’s INFLEXIBLE E-LOG IMPLEMENTATION
FFAW-Unifor is urging Members of Parliament to intervene following the Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ (DFO) rejection of their proposed electronic logbook (ELOG) implementation plan. The union’s proposal aimed to
REMINDER TO FILL OUT BENEFICIARY FORMS
All FFAW-Unifor members in good standing under the age of 70 are included in the Union’s Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance policy, but an incomplete beneficiary form can
DFO REJECTS FFAW E-LOG PROPOSAL
The FFAW-Unifor has expressed deep disappointment with DFO’s decision to reject their ELOG implementation proposal, emphasizing the significant harm this inflexibility will cause to the fishing industry. The union’s proposal,
VOTING PERIOD NOW OPEN
The 2025 Inshore Council Voting period is now open! The voting period closes on March 5, 2025. 13 regional seats are currently being voted on. Those with emails on file
FFAW DEMANDS ENGOS HAVE NO PLACE AT THE ADVISORY TABLE
Following over a year of disagreement regarding who should sit around the table as fisheries stakeholders, FFAW-Unifor President Dwan Street is reiterating the demand that Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations (ENGOs) be