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FFAW Meets with Provincial Government: Tuesday Deadline for Intervention 

January 9, 2026  ST. JOHN’S, NL – For over five hours today, representatives of the FFAW Snow Crab Negotiating Committee met with government to discuss the crisis currently facing NL’s fishing
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NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR COMMUNITIES ROBBED OVER $100 MILLION DOLLARS; ASP CARTEL WILL BE STOPPED 

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ST. JOHN’S, NL – With this afternoon’s news of a $0.28 snow crab rebate, fish harvesters in Newfoundland and Labrador are calling for immediate justice and change.  “The rebate announced
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2025 SNOW CRAB REBATE RESULTS

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This afternoon, auditors with Deloitte finished their analysis to determine the end of season settlement payment for snow crab. The news comes over two months after the receipt submission deadline.
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CRAB REBATE UPDATE

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We know the impatience with this crab rebate process is past the boiling point. We’re hearing it every minute of every day. The money that should be in your pockets
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YOUNG HARVESTERS COMMITTEE NOMINATIONS OPEN

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Dec. 2025 to Dec. 2028 Term The nomination process is now open for the FFAW’s Young Harvester Committee. The Young Harvesters Committee is a space for harvesters around the province
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UPDATE ON CRAB FINAL PAYOUT

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In April, FFAW won the Panel decision on crab, but now ASP is attempting to draw the union into an arbitration which would see rebate payments delayed to harvesters, allowing
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FFAW-Unifor Expresses Deep Concern Over Baltic III Wreck as Vessel Further Deteriorates Off Cedar Cove

ST. JOHN’S, NL – The Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union (FFAW-Unifor) is expressing serious concern following reports that the MSC Baltic III has sustained further structural damage and deterioration
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Loss of Cod from the Offshore Confirm Longstanding Harvester Concerns

ST. JOHN’S, NL – Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) provided an update from the most recent 3Ps Atlantic cod assessment held in St. John’s from November 4–6, 2025. Fish harvesters
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FFAW Condemns Federal Budget’s Short-Sighted Neglect of Fisheries Sector

ST. JOHN’S, NL – The Fish, Food and Allied Workers (FFAW) is issuing a call to action following the federal budget tabled by Prime Minister Mark Carney and Finance Minister
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NEW SEAL STUDY CONFIRMS WHAT HARVESTERS HAVE KNOWN FOR YEARS

ST. JOHN’S, NL – The Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union (FFAW-Unifor) welcomes new research from The Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland, confirming what Newfoundland and
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