March/April Bulletin Now Available
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Union Welcomes Area A Crab As First Member Association
UFAWU-Unifor is very happy to welcome the Area A Crab Association as its first Member Association. The Dungeness crab fishery is one of the most valuable fisheries in the Pacific Region, and Area A (Hecate Strait) makes up the largest percentage of the total...
UFAWU-Unifor Holds Pender Harbour All Fishermen’s Meeting
Yesterday, UFAWU-Unifor held an All Fishermen's Meeting in Pender Harbour, Madeira Park, BC. The meeting was open to both members and non-members of UFAWU-Unifor. The meeting focused on recent Federal fisheries management decisions and the future of the commercial...
Pender Harbour All Fishermen’s Meeting — April 5, 2022
UFAWU-Unifor will hold an All Fishermen’s Meeting on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, starting at 2:00 PM. The meeting will be held in Madeira Park, Pender Harbour on the Sunshine Coast at the Royal Canadian Legion (Branch 12) (12829 Lillies Lake Rd, Madeira Park, BC, VON...
BC Crab Harvesters Need Your Help!
DFO plans to reallocate 50% of the inside commercial crab fishery in Crab Area E and 25% of the outside crab fishery to the five Nuu-cha-nulth Nations on April 1. No consultative process or immediate mitigation or compensation plan for harvesters was announced. This...
Harvesters Speak Out About the Need to Save B.C. Salmon
UFAWU-Unifor, in collaboration with a number of harvesters and commercial fishing organizations, has released a video on the impact that the Pacific Salmon Strategy Initiative (PSSI) has had on harvesters and the action still desperately needed to properly protect...
UFAWU’s Letter on the Fixed-Wing Crisis
Following news that the Royal Canadian Air Force recently retired its Buffalo search-and-rescue planes from service without a replacement craft implemented, UFAWU-Unifor Vice President Helen-Anne Beans penned a letter of protest on behalf of the Union and BC...
Fish Harvester EI Assistance Update
UFAWU-Unifor has heard from many fishermen regarding multiple issues with access to employment insurance. The two most common issues are: Denial of claims even despite EI posting that fishermen could be eligible using a reach-back to 2019. UFAWU-Unifor has since found...
Media Release: Fish Harvesters Desperate For Same Support Received By Farming And Forestry Workers
CAMPBELL RIVER, Feb 28, 2022 - Pacific Region fish harvesters are suffering the most decimating set of closures in BC commercial fishing history with zero emergency or transitional supports in place. Despite nearly $360 million dedicated to current...