{"id":717075,"date":"2026-06-05T15:51:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/717075\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T15:51:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:51:11","slug":"local-business-community-very-worried-about-possible-marine-atlantic-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/717075\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Business Community Very Worried About Possible Marine Atlantic Strike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Ferry-marine-atlantic-port-aux-basques-1.jpg\" class=\"header-image\" alt=\"Local Business Community Very Worried About Possible Marine Atlantic Strike\"\/>\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The local business community is worried about the impact of a possible work stoppage at Marine Atlantic.<\/p>\n<p>Talks have broken off and conciliation comes to an end on Monday, followed by a 21-day cooling-off period after which time a strike or lockout is possible.<\/p>\n<p>At issue this time around is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifor.org\/marineatlantic\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Unifor\u2019s contention that Marine Atlantic\u2019s<\/a> designation as an essential service is outdated.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/board-of-trade-ceo-annmarie-boudreau.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-298197\" class=\"size-full wp-image-298197\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/board-of-trade-ceo-annmarie-boudreau.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-298197\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Board of Trade CEO AnnMarie Boudreau (VOCM News)<\/p>\n<p>That argument may come as a surprise to those on the island who rely on the goods carried across the gulf.<\/p>\n<p>The CEO of the Board of Trade, AnnMarie Boudreau, says most local residents and business owners know how essential the service is to the supply chain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of what we have, a lot of what we use, a lot of what ends up in front of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians for their everyday life, in fact does come via Marine Atlantic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jim-cormier-retail-council-of-canada.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-290624\" class=\"size-full wp-image-290624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jim-cormier-retail-council-of-canada.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-290624\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jim Cormier (VOCM News)<\/p>\n<p>Jim Cormier of the Retail Council says it\u2019s naive to believe that a reduction in service won\u2019t have a profound impact on the people of Newfoundland and Labrador.<\/p>\n<p>Among the greatest concerns is food.<\/p>\n<p>He says about 80-90 per cent of the fresh food that comes into the province is carried by Marine Atlantic.<\/p>\n<p>He says the Retail Council understands the right to strike, but \u201cit\u2019s completely naive (of the union) to think that you can reduce a service by over 90 per cent and not have a catastrophic impact on the people of the province.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; 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