Category: Media Releases

FFAW is now accepting applications for a charter to document lobster abundance and size distribution inside the Penguin Island Marine Refuge and nearby fishing communities between September 9th and October

Today the Standing Fish Price Setting Panel ruled and chose the FFAW position for the 2025 price of sea cucumber – $0.69 as opposed to the ASP offer of $0.50.

FFAW-Unifor is calling on Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson to immediately remove Virgin Rocks from consideration as a candidate Marine Protected Area (MPA) under Canada’s 2030 conservation targets. The federal government

FFAW-Unifor is sharing the news that Jason Spingle will be stepping down from his role as Secretary-Treasurer effective immediately. Spingle has decided to resign in order to spend more time

FORTUNE, NL –FFAW-Unifor members at the OCI-owned fish processing facility in Fortune have successfully ratified a new collective agreement, bringing stability and hope to workers at the Burin Peninsula plant.

Today, representatives from the Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union (FFAW-Unifor) joined a highly constructive meeting with the provincial Minister of Fisheries, Lisa Dempster. Representing the FFAW were President Dwan

After an initial meeting with FFAW-Unifor President Dwan Street, Executive Assistant to the President Crystal-Lynn Gorman and harvesters Glen Winslow and John Efford, two urgent letters—dated June 9 and June