Labour Board removes investigator assigned to FISH-NL’s certification application; entire process ‘a nightmare’
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, Dec. 5th, 2017
The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) is deeply concerned that the investigator with the province’s Labour Relations Board assigned to its application for certification has been removed from the file almost a year after taking it on.
Read moreFISH-NL calls on candidates in federal by-election to take a stand on fishery issues
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, Dec. 1, 2017
The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) is calling on candidates in the upcoming federal byelection of Bonavista-Burin-Trinity to spell out where they stand on five major fishery issues in the riding:
Read moreFISH-NL says DFO has blood on its hands; department policy contributed to deaths of four Shea Heights fishermen in 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 27th, 2017
The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) says a report by the Transportation Safety Board into the death of four fishermen off Cape Spear in September 2016 confirms the tragedy was the result of Department of Fisheries and Oceans policy.
Read moreOn World Fisheries Day FISH-NL reiterates call for Trudeau to apologize to NL for fisheries mismanagement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 21st, 2017
The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) is reiterating its call for Prime Minster Justin Trudeau to formally apologize to Newfoundlanders and Labradorians for fisheries mismanagement, which continues to threaten the province’s sustainability.
Read moreFISH-NL condemns Ottawa’s decision to reopen south coast cod fishery to offshore factory-freezer trawlers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 10th, 2017
The federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans is out to destroy the inshore fishery off Newfoundland’s south coast with its decision Friday to reopen the cod fishery to offshore factory-freezer trawlers.
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FISH-NL applauds Grand Bank for standing up to FFAW-Unifor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, Nov. 1st, 2017
The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) applauds Grand Bank Mayor Rex Matthews for calling out the FFAW-Unifor for being an “arm of the federal government.”
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No benefits, no pension, no right to strike, no free enterprise, no choice: FISH-NL takes story of inshore harvesters to B.C. unions
I gave the following speech in Vancouver, British Columbia on Saturday, Oct. 14, to representatives of a number of independent unions across Canada — including Jan Noster, President of the Canadian Maintenance and Allied Workers, the largest union representing construction workers in British Columbia. (From left: Richard Gillett, Jan Noster, and Ryan Cleary.)
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Thousands fewer inshore harvesters than FFAW-Unifor claimed; FISH-NL receives union support from across Canada
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 19th, 2017
The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) is pleased with the Labour Relations Board’s release of what officials describe as an “accurate and reliable” list of the province’s inshore harvesters.
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FISH-NL calls news conference for Thursday morning
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 18th, 2017
The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) has scheduled a news conference for 11 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 19th, at the union office — 5 Job Street, St. John’s.
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