Newfoundland Crab Pricing Deal Ends Standoff

0:00It's April 16th. This is Calgary News today, AI-powered stories from your city. The snow crab pricing standoff in Newfoundland and Labrador is over. The fish food and Allied Workers Union and the Association of Seafood Producers just inked a deal after two weeks of tension. Harbester's get $6 per pound through April 18th, dropping to $5.75, starting April 19th, then tying into market quotes from Erner Berry. This beats the original floor of $5.30, set by the price panel when talked stalled. Big win for fishers too, they get paid up front now instead of waiting on end of season tweaks. Weekly prices will hit the unions website to keep things transparent. Folks on both sides breathe the sigh of relief, calling it an uneasy truce that lets the fishery roll forward without more drama. It came right after the Supreme Court slapped an injunction on the union for what processors dubbed an illegal strike blocking crab boats. Processors also fired off a $2.5 million lawsuit against union leaders, accusing them of

1:04a conspiracy to halt fishing. Meanwhile, the Association made it clear, no room for threats or violence, and everyone's respecting individual choices to fish or buy. With boats back out there and prices locked in, this crab season can finally crank up without the chaos holding it back.