▁industrial ▁action ▁to ▁raise ▁the ▁forec ast ▁price ▁of ▁sugar ▁can e ▁from ▁$ 1 7 . 5 0 ▁per ▁ton ▁to ▁$ 2 0 ▁per ▁ton . ▁The ▁N F U ▁also ▁assist ed ▁far mers ▁who ▁had ▁suffered ▁losses ▁due ▁to ▁natural ▁dis aster s . ▁▁ ▁As ▁a ▁National ▁Union ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁the ▁N F U ▁extended ▁its ▁activities ▁to ▁V iti ▁Lev u , ▁and ▁branches ▁were ▁formed ▁in ▁all ▁can e ▁growing ▁districts . ▁Neg oti ations ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁master ▁award ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁under ▁difficult ▁circumstances ▁as ▁F iji ▁was ▁under ▁a ▁military ▁dict ator ship ▁following ▁the ▁cou ps ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁The ▁N F U ▁asked ▁for ▁ 8 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁proceed s ▁from ▁sugar ▁sales ▁to ▁be ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁far mers ▁and ▁a ▁relax ation ▁of ▁the ▁bur nt ▁can e ▁penalty . ▁The ▁Sug ar ▁Trib unal , ▁instead , ▁decre ased ▁the ▁grow ers ' ▁share ▁of ▁proceed s ▁and ▁increased ▁bur nt ▁can e ▁pen alt ies . ▁When ▁the ▁F SC ▁refused ▁to ▁entertain ▁any ▁further ▁discuss ions , ▁the ▁N F U ▁took ▁the ▁matter ▁before ▁the ▁courts . ▁It ▁lost ▁the ▁case ▁but ▁lod ged ▁an ▁appeal . ▁While ▁the ▁appeal ▁was ▁in ▁progress , ▁the ▁N F U ▁launched ▁an ▁industrial ▁campaign ▁and ▁held ▁mass ▁r al lies . ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 0