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FFAW-Unifor Executive Board Election Results

August 5, 2015
08/05/2015

Today, the FFAW-Unifor Elections Committee tallied the mail-in ballots for the tri-annual Executive Board election, where 8 positions were contested.

The Elections Committee, chaired by Reg Anstey, reported the results as follows:

Position  

Candidates

 

Election Winner
President Keith Sullivan

 

Elected by Acclamation
Secretary-Treasurer David Decker

Peter Leonard

 

David Decker
VP – Inshore Tony Doyle

 

Elected by Acclamation
VP – Industrial, Retail, Offshore (IRO) Eric Day

Lloyd Squibb

 

Eric Day
Inshore – Avalon Peninsula (Swift Current to Sunnyside) Nelson Bussey

Jeffrey Collett

Jason Sullivan

 

Nelson Bussey
Inshore – Northeast Coast (Southport to Jackson’s Arm) Jack Greenham

Glen Newbury

 

Glen Newbury
Inshore – Northern Peninsula and Labrador (Harbour Deep to Norris Point, plus Labrador) Gino Caines

Loomis Way

Loomis Way
Inshore – West & Southwest Coasts (Woody Point to Monkstown) Alfred Fitzpatrick

Wayne Masters

 

Wayne Masters
Inshore – Affirmative Action Joan Doucette

 

Elected by Acclamation
Inshore – Representing crew members Mike Noonan

 

Elected by Acclamation
IRO – Representing fish plant workers from Cape Freels south to Cape Pine, inclusive Paul Kean

Harry Stagg

Paul Kean
IRO – Representing fish plant workers from Cape Pine west to Cox’s Cove, inclusive  

Charles Baker

Melvin Lockyer

 

Charles Baker
IRO – Representing fish plant workers from Labrador, the Northern Peninsula, and portion of the Northeast coast from Jackson’s Arm to Cape Freels, inclusive Nancy Fillier Elected by Acclamation
IRO – Non Fishing Industry Mike Devereaux

 

Elected by Acclamation
IRO – Affirmative Action Karen Caines

 

Elected by Acclamation
IRO – Representing Offshore units Warren Broderick

 

Elected by Acclamation

 

For media inquiries, please call Reg Anstey, FFAW-Unifor Elections Committee Chair, at 746-9967.

Dr. Erin Carruthers

Dr. Erin Carruthers is the Science Director and Senior Fisheries Scientist with the Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union (FFAW-Unifor), which is the labour union that represents the owner-operator fleet in Newfoundland and Labrador. The FFAW is committed to research and management that supports healthy oceans, fisheries, and coastal communities. Dr. Carruthers received her Ph. D. in Biology from Memorial University in 2011 followed by a postdoctoral fellowship with the Centre for Fisheries Ecosystems Research. Before coming to Newfoundland, Erin worked as a Research Biologist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada at the St. Andrews Biological Station. Her current research program is co-constructed with fish harvesters and includes research on coastal fishing communities, collaborative longline and trap surveys, and best practices for the avoidance, handling and release of unwanted catch.