President's Column

Here are some recent columns from our President, Earle McCurdy, about issues and concerns of our membership. Please click on the links below to view the full text of any of the columns.

Presentation to Coldwater Shrimp Conference January 2008 (January 30, 2008)

More Debt is Not the Answer for the Fishery (October 17, 2007)

Earle McCurdy's Speaking Notes at DFO Minister's Roundtable on Placentia Bay (September 14, 2007)

Fisheries Renewal Missing Critical Elements, Says Union President (April 17, 2007)

President's Editorial on the CBC Labour Dispute (August 29, 2005)

Transcript of Earle McCurdy's Interview on Fisheries Broadcast - Assessment of the 2005 Fishery (August 12, 2005)

Fishing People Fight Back Against Production Quotas (June 7, 2005)

Update on Crab Dispute (April 14, 2005)

Provincial Crab Plan Creates Chaos (March 11, 2005)

COSEWIC Threatens Fishing Families & Communities (October 30, 2004)

President's Letter to the Prime Minister re Special EI Benefits (February 11, 2004)

President's Letter to Premier Williams re Special EI Benefits (February 11, 2004)

DFO Turning Blind Eye to Fishermen's Plight (November 10, 2003)