Around forty fishing industry workers unionized with the CSN demonstrated this morning in Rivière-au-Renard to demand a complete reform of employment insurance.
As we know, several employees are without income at the moment, while next January around forty factory workers from Marinard alone will also find themselves in the black hole.
The treasurer of the Central Council of Gaspésie-Les Îles CSN specifies that the Minister of Fisheries, Diane Lebouthillier, indicated that there is no specific program planned for the moment.
Dave Coulombe denounces this situation and suggests that other sectors of the economy will eventually be affected:
He calls for a review of the employment insurance program which, in his opinion, is outdated given today’s reality, which would be a big step for the recognition of workers in seasonal industries:
The president of the CSN Union at Marinard, Luce Jean, hopes for help from the federal government to ease the situation of workers affected by the premature end of the plant’s operations:
2023-10-12 01:06:24
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