Job Postings Extended
Brothers & Sisters, The In-Plant Committee and Company have agreed to extend the job ads posted on Wednesday May 17th, 2023, for an additional two days because of long weekend. The job ads will be available for bid until 2 pm Friday May 26th, 2023. Marc Brennan Ford Council Vice Chairperson OAC Plant Chairperson, Unifor […]
General Membership Sunday May 28th, 2023 Meeting Notice
Mental Health Awareness Month & Local 707 campaign
Brothers & Sisters, As members, each one of us has been touched in some way by mental health either directly, or through a family member, friend or a colleague. Current statistics indicate that 1 in 5 Canadians will, in their lifetime experience a mental health problem or illness. This major social concern spares no one. […]
Joint Apprenticeship Committee – Position Opening
Optional Life Insurance/ Dependent Life Insurance Open Enrollment
The recent (2020) Agreement between the Company and the Union provides for an open enrollmentperiod effective May 1 to May 31, 2023 which allows employees the opportunity to increasetheir coverage in the employee-paid Optional and/or Dependent Life Insurance Programwithout evidence of insurability. Employees currently enrolled in the Optional/Dependent Life Insurance Program Any employee actively at […]
Plant Chairperson Report – OAC is currently set to restart production on Monday May 8th
Brothers & Sisters, Oakville Assembly Complex is currently set to restart production on Monday May 8th after two down weeks because of supplier issues. Based on my most recent conversations with Company Management, expectations are that the supplier base will be able to provide the OAC parts through to the July shutdown. As we all […]
Unifor celebrates Asian Heritage Month
Representation matters. Unifor celebrates Asian Heritage Month in May by joining with our members to celebrate accomplishments and honour people’s complex and diverse experiences from all across Asia including, eastern, northern, southeast, central and western Asia – from language and culture to stories of immigration. Asian Heritage Month has been celebrated since the 1990s, but […]
Employment Insurance (EI) Regular Benefits- for January 30th 2023- Temporary Lay-off
Employment Insurance (EI) Regular Benefits Please follow these basic guidelines to help ensure your EI application goes smoothly. The Reference code provided will be active January 7, 2023, until February 24, 2023 Here is a checklist to assist you (NOTE: If you have an OPEN claim and you have continued your reports, just continue your reports.) Make an ONLINE application for Regular benefits on the Service Canada website. […]
Family Education Program
2023 Family Education Program Greetings, The Education Department is pleased to announce our incredibly popular Family Education Program for 2023! The Unifor Family Education Program is funded by the National Union. There is no cost to the Local Union and you are not required to have PEL negotiated in your collective agreements in order […]
Retired Members Meetings – January – June 2023
Dave Millar Vice President Unifor Local 707
Union Office Closed for Holidays
Join the Dec 19 Day of Action to Fix EI
Join the Executive Board today on Dec 19 Day of Action to Fix EI Because people like you have been mobilizing and organizing across the country, changes to Employment Insurance (EI) are firmly on the political agenda. But corporate lobby groups are already pushing back — and there’s no guarantee the government will implement all […]
White Ribbon Campaign – Tuesday December 6
Stacy Pooler Employment Equity/Women’s Advocate Unifor Local 707 slane29@ford.com (9904) 845-2511 ext 3412
December 3rd & 4th -Enviromental Rally’s to save the Greenbelt
Brothers and Sisters, BILL 23 HAS PASSED, we need to keep pressure on this Provincial Government as this Bill will: encourage suburban sprawl; burden existing property tax owners with much of the cost of servicing new homes; reduce developers’ responsibility for reserving parkland and building recreational amenities in underserviced areas; have devastating environmental repercussions related […]
Unifor Local 707-December 6th – Candlelight Vigil & White Ribbon Campagn
White Ribbon Campaign 2022 December 6th is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women also known as White Ribbon Day. White Ribbon is the world’s largest movement of men and boys working to end violence against women and girls, promote gender equity, healthy relationships and a new vision of masculinity (www.whiteribbon.ca). […]