Results of Mail-in Ballot for LFA 10 (Placentia Bay)
The ballots for Lobster Fishing Area (LFA) 10 (Placentia Bay) were counted at the FFAW office in St. John’s this morning. Area 10 Committee Members Mike Emberley (in-person) and Karl
Member Updates
3K’s Fight for Crab: Update on Demonstrations
MARCH 24, 2025 – This weekend, crab harvesters in Newfoundland and Labrador staged demonstrations in response to significant quota cuts in Zone 3K, driven by concerns over their livelihoods and
UPDATE: 3K Snow Crab TAC
Minister Joanne Thompson has demonstrated a profound failure in leadership today in her first act as fisheries minister, leaving 3K harvesters waiting for a full day and late into the
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
CRAB RALLY MARCH 21 IN GRAND FALLS WINDSOR
There will be a rally tomorrow, March 21, 2025, at 9:30 am outside of the DFO building in Grand Falls Windsor, to demand a fair decision on 3K crab by
OPEN CALL FOR HARVESTERS AFFFECTED BY INSHORE TOW AND BALLAST PROGRAM IN PLACENTIA BAY
Starting in May 2025, Cenovus Energy will be towing its concrete gravity structure (CGS) out of the Argentia graving dock, up to the head of Placentia Bay. The tow up
WHAT’S UP WITH 3K CRAB – PART II
Let’s delve into the issues with trawl survey results a bit more. When trawl and trap surveys are trending together; it increases confidence that the change they are tracking is
CRAB NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
The FFAW crab negotiating committee have met with ASP and their members several times since mid-January. Those discussions have been productive and focused on finding a long-term solution to setting
ST. JOHN’S EAST MP NAMED FISHERIES MINISTER
FFAW-Unifor is welcoming St. John’s East Member of Parliament, the Honourable Joanne Thompson, to the role of federal fisheries minister under Canada’s newly sworn in prime minister, the Right Honourable
WHAT’S UP WITH 3K CRAB?
The 2HJ3KLNOP4R crab assessment took place in February and was followed up with an advisory process during which harvesters and the FFAW had the opportunity to ask questions to better
NOTICE TO 3L HARVESTERS – REMOVAL OF GEAR AND EQUIPMENT IN UPPER ISLAND COVE
Notice to Harvesters: This is to provide notification to fish harvesters in 3L that the wharf and slipway area in Upper Island Cove, including the buildings on site, will be
14B LOBSTER OPENING MAIL IN BALLOT
The ballots of the 14B Lobster opening date were counted at the FFAW office in Corner Brook today. Executive Board Member, Chris Genge and harvesters Rod Cornick and Vernon Lavers
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