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Newfoundland crab plant workers move closer to strike

'This is not easy work, and if companies want to retain this important workforce, they need to pay them a living wage' -- FFAW president Greg Pretty

By Barb Dean-Simmons | May 15, 2024 17:18 BST
Workers at an Ocean Choice International crab processing plant in Bonavista, NL. FFAW Facebook photo
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Nearly 400 workers at one crab processing plant in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) will be in a legal position to take a strike vote this Sunday (May 19), and workers at three other processing plants could follow suit if they don't soon land new contracts with their employers [...]

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