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Newfoundland union seeks help for plant workers as crab standoff continues

'Many processing plant workers have been without income for almost four weeks and have no other choice but to avail of social assistance' -- FFAW president Greg Pretty

By Undercurrent News | April 10, 2024 14:58 BST
A major seafood processing company in Atlantic Canada is up for sale, leading to speculation on the identity of the company. Photo of crab processing operation in Newfoundland from FFAW.
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With snow crab harvesters in Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) refusing to fish to protest a new formula for setting dock prices, processing plants are idle and factory workers are without income [...]

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