Category: Media Releases

"The company already has exclusive access to tens of thousands of tons of redfish in Unit 2, greysole, yellowtail, coldwater shrimp, turbot, and cod,” explains Keith Sullivan, FFAW-Unifor President. “OCI

The Unit 1 Redfish Fishery is expected to be commercial in the next 2 years and will be an important economic generator for the west coast of NL for the

“Anti-worker and anti-union sentiments abound, if the recommendations in this report were to be implemented it would lead to certain destruction of our inshore fishery and the coastal communities that

September 21, 2021 – Members of FFAW-Unifor congratulate the Liberal Party of Canada for its successful re-election, and the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau on his forthcoming re-appointment as Prime Minister

September 9, 2021 – The Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union (FFAW-Unifor) is urging provincial government to fulfill their commitment made in 2020 for a review of corporate concentration and controlling

August 10, 2021 – Since the second part of Service Canada’s and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ Fish Harvester Benefit opened for application online less than 1 week ago on

August 9, 2021 – Keith Sullivan and Robert Keenan have been re-elected to the top elected positions of FFAW-Unifor. Nominations for the FFAW-Unifor’s 16-member Executive Board, including the positions of President

July 16, 2021 – FFAW-Unifor are calling on the provincial government for urgent action to improve transparency in the seafood collective bargaining process. Under the current collective bargaining system, processors