Government response to Placentia lift bridge closure – unacceptable’: FFAW-Unifor

PLACENTIA, NL Fish, Food and Allied Workers president Keith Sullivan is calling the provincial government’s lack of urgency to get the Placentia lift bridge back in operation “absolutely unacceptable.” However, a replacement cable reel is on order and won’t arrive for approximately four weeks, according to a public advisory from the Department of Transportation and Works issued on May 7. According to a news release from the FFAW-Unifor today, May 8, over 25 fishing vessels are affected, and harvesters are demanding government take action to repair the bridge in a timely manner or compensate them for their losses.

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