Unifor Local 707- Cancellations-March 30th, 2020
Brothers and Sisters, With the numbers of those with COVID-19 in Ontario continuing to increase, under a province declared state of emergency the premier has further reduced the banning of public events from those over 50 people to no gatherings in groups of more than five people. With this in mind, your Local Executive Board […]
Unifor Local 707- Notice of Election Run-off postponed until June 17th, 2020
Brothers & Sisters, After the ballots were counted during our most recent triennial election on March 18th, 2020 , it was revealed in accordance with the Constitution and our Local by-laws that we would be required to conduct a Local 707 run-off election for the following elected positions; (1) Trustee Guide Sergeant of Arms and […]
Unifor Local 707- LEADEC Unit- Employment Insurance (Regular) Benefits
Sisters and Brothers of our LEADEC unit, First of all, Thank you. You have gone above and beyond to make sure the workplace we all share is clean and safe from any of the issues that hundreds of thousands of people around the world are suffering from due to the outbreak of the Covid-19. […]
Vice Chairperson of Ford Council & Chassis Committeeperson Report-March 26th, 2020
Brothers and Sisters, Without a doubt we have never experienced a situation quite like the one the world is currently in. This pandemic due to the COVID-19 virus has reached far and wide affecting much of our day-to-day lives. On March 18th the Ford Motor Company announced that North American production would cease at […]
Committeeperson Report Paint/MPL/BAMR/IQ/Pre-delivery- March 26th, 2020
Sisters and Brothers, First, I would like to thank everyone for your continued support and words of encouragement during my campaign in allowing me to keep representing you as your Committeeperson for the next three years. This will come with many challenges as it has already with the word’s we keep hearing of “unprecedented times”…. […]
Local Master Bargaining Committee UPDATE- PRODUCTION SHUTDOWN CONTINUES at Oakville Assembly Complex- March 26th, 2020
Brothers and Sisters, Today the company has announced that they expect the current production shutdown to continue at the Oakville Assembly Complex until Monday April 20th, 2020. However, they have indicated they will be updated our members with robo-call’s weekly to confirm lay-offs (week by week), as this could change. Again we will share any […]
OAC Plant Chairperson’s Report- March 26, 2020
Brothers and Sisters: Current Active Roll – 3361 Laid off – 399 Trades – 341 Apprentices – 22 Current TPT Roll – 188 Chairpersons Message: During this unprecedented time due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, which has shut down many businesses and most social functions such as our Union meetings, it is important that we keep […]
Local Master Bargaining Committee UPDATE- PRODUCTION SHUTDOWN CONTINUES at Oakville Assembly Complex- March 24th, 2020
Brothers and Sisters, There will be a continued production shutdown at the Oakville Assembly Complex for the week of Monday March 30th to Sunday April 5th 2020. We will share further details as they are available. Mark Sciberras Bob […]
Employment Insurance Sickness Benefits- Self Isolation/Quarantine
Brothers & Sisters, This E.I notice (below) is specifically for those that have been told to Self-Isolate by the Ford Motor Company or told to Self-Isolate/quarantine for 14 days by the Government when they returned to Canada. For those in self-isolation or quarantine (as indicated above) for the work week of Monday March 16th to […]
Local Master Bargaining Committee Report- March 21, 2020
Brothers & Sisters, As the world continues to be affected by the pandemic of COVID-19, all of us are searching for answers. Currently, the truth is that there are more questions than answers when it comes to this pandemic. During this unprecedented time in our history your Local Master Bargaining Committee have been working closely […]
President’s Update- March 20th 2020
Sisters & Brothers, After meetings today with each of the Detroit 3, (Ford, Fiat-Chrysler and General Motors of Canada) all three companies have reaffirmed their position to hold to the income security provisions of the current collective agreement, with regards to this shutdown period. They have all officially denied Unifor’s request, which urged them to […]
Unifor Local 707- Triennial Election Results
INFORMATION UPDATE – AUTO SECTOR SHUTDOWN, MARCH 18, 2020
Our union received news today that General Motors, Ford Motor Company and Fiat Chrysler (FCA) will temporarily suspend production at their North American assembly plants, including Unifor-represented facilities in Canada. According to the automakers, the temporary shutdown is a precautionary measure in response to the spread of coronavirus. What exactly did the Detroit 3 automakers […]
President’s Message – March 18th 2020
Brothers and Sisters, There is no question that we are in unprecedented times due to the outbreak of covid-19, rightfully so many people have been concerned for their health and safety and that of their family. Since the start of the pandemic last Thursday, the leadership at Unifor Local 707 has been in constant meetings […]
President’s Message- Cancelations- March 13th, 2020
Brothers and Sisters, I know many of you are very concerned about the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. I would like to assure you that your Local Union has been and will continue to be in constant communication with the company to address the health and economic concerns of our members. However, if we are to succeed, […]