2023 Herring Direction From Minister & HIAB Recommendations
This week, the Minister provided DFO Herring Managers with direction for the 2022-2023 Herring IFMP which includes the following: Prince Rupert: 5% harvest rate which results in a total TAC of 1,786 tons. Allocations in PRD are 600 tons for FSC, 1,000 tons for SOK,...
UFAWU Responds to DFO Licence Retirement Announcement
Yesterday, UFAWU-Unifor learned the disheartening details of the Pacific Salmon Commercial Licence Retirement Program following a Fisheries and Oceans Canada announcement. The announcement outlined a reverse auction system that will see harvesters competing to sell...
Premiums Update & Last Chance For Pre-Christmas Calendar Orders
2023 Premiums Update Changes to the Benefit Fund premiums will be made as follows: The UFBF is offering the Full Benefit Plan or the Core Benefit Plan. Full Benefit Plan includes coverage for Dental, Extended Health, Weekly Indemnity, Hospital Benefit, Travel...
UFAWU-Unifor November Bulletin Now Available
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Dues Reminder and 2023 UFAWU-Unifor Calendar
UFAWU-Unifor Member Dues Reminder This is a friendly reminder to update Union dues payments in accordance with the sliding scale for dues remittance. If your insurable fishing earnings for 2022 were greater than $2,500 and you had paid the minimum dues of $36 at the...
UFAWU-Unifor Calendar, MPA Survey, and Pinniped Update
2023 UFAWU-Unifor Calendar — Preorder Now! The UFAWU-Unifor 2023 wall calendar is now available for preorder by both Union members and non-members. This 9x12 wall calendar celebrates the B.C. commercial fishing industry by showcasing commercial fishing vessels,...
PAB Meeting Updates and Union Calendar Coming Soon
Prawn Advisory Board Meeting Updates Yesterday, the Prawn Advisory Board held a Pre-IFMP Planning Meeting. Two notable updates from the meeting are outlined below. Tubs and Labelling The tub size maximum has been raised to 942ml/32oz. Standardized...
Our Coast Doc, PSC Salmon Seminar, and UFAWU Calendar
New Fishing Doc Focuses On UFAWU President James Lawson UFAWU-Unifor President James Lawson is the focus of a new documentary called Our Coast. Directed by natural history film and TV researcher Ella Van Cleave, the film has been released as part of the Friday Harbour...
UFAWU-Unifor October Bulletin Now Available
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Kyle Louis Elected UFAWU-Unifor Vice President
Kyle Louis has been elected into the position of UFAWU-Unifor Vice President. Kyle was elected into the role at a UFAWU-Unifor General Executive Board meeting on October 18, 2022. He previously represented GN Area E Prawn/Crab/Herring on the UFAWU-Unifor GEB. Kyle is...