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In front of union HQ, Newfoundland snow crab harvesters protest trip limits

Hundreds of fishermen shouted, 'Shut it down!' and 'Where's Gerry Byrne?' outside the St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, headquarters of the Fish Food and Allied Workers Union

By Undercurrent News | May 11, 2020 18:26 BST
The picture taken and tweeted by VOCM reporter Linda Swain.
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Several hundred snow crab harvesters gathered in a demonstration outside of the offices of the Fish Food and Allied Workers Union (FFAW-Unifor), in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, on Saturday, to protest several issues they have with the opening of the fishery on Monday, the provincial radio station VOCM reports on its website.  [...]

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