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2 unusual facts about Richard Cashin


Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union

It was organized in 1970 as the Fishermen's Union by Father Desmond McGrath and Richard Cashin in order to organize fishplant workers who, at the time, were exempt from the province's minimum wage and were thus paid sub-minimum wages.

Richard Cashin

In 1987, his influence resulted in the Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union disaffiliating from the United Food and Commercial Workers and joining the Canadian Auto Workers.



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Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union

In 1994, after 23 years as president, Richard Cashin stepped down and was succeeded by Earle McCurdy.