Category: Events

National Day of Remembrance & Action on Violence Against Women Candlelight Vigil Thursday December 5, 2024 – 5:30 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.

Thursday, December 5, 2022   5:30 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. Social  6:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. Ceremony  Location: 475 North Service Road E. Oakville ON  On December 6, 1989, 13 female students and a female administrator at École Polytechnique de Montréal were murdered because they were women. The shocking impact of their deaths led Parliament to designate […]

LEADEC MEMBERS: TENTATIVE AGREEMENT REACHED

Sisters and Brothers of Unifor Local 707 Leadec Unit, Your bargaining committee as well as the Local 200 bargaining committee are pleased to announce that a tentative agreement with Leadec has been reached. We now look forward to presenting the details of the agreement on Saturday October 19th at 1pm sharp. The bargaining committees worked […]

YOGA WITH TIM – September 23, 2024 @ 9:30AM

Sign up today at the below link to join for a new adventure in our ever evolving world of wellness as we invite you to join Yoga Instructor Tim Smith as he helps with agility and mobility at a whole new level for most. For more information, contact Joe Oliveira at the Halton Action Center.

Power on the Stairs

Changes to Monday mornings workout June was about promoting men’s mental and physical health. In July an increase in attendance for both men and women was happening. So Noel has made a change of locationNo longer at the Kenilworth stairs We will now meet at the top of the Chedoke stairs. Park at the bottom […]

Unifor Local 707- 2nd Annual Co-ed Softball Tournament

Unifor Local 707- 2nd Annual Co-ed Softball Tournament DATE: Saturday, September 28 & Sunday, September 29, 2024 LOCATION: Waterdown Memorial Park– 200 Hamilton St N, Waterdown, Provides ample parking, washrooms, playground, skate park, splash pad, grocery store and pharmacy close by REGISTRATION FEE $40 per 707 member $50 for a+1 (must be 18 yrs or […]

Unifor members to build Ford F-Series Super Duty trucks at Oakville plant

July 18, 2024  OAKVILLE—Unifor welcomes today’s announcement that Ford Motor Company will begin production of F-Series Super Duty trucks at the Oakville Assembly Complex in summer 2026 as well as both conventional and electrified versions of the Super Duty later this decade. “This new retooling plan for the Oakville plant addresses our union’s concerns with […]

Second Important – Service Canada EI Update

Brothers and Sisters, On June 19, 2024, we updated our members on the issue with EI regarding last day worked vs. last day paid. If you are a member who received income after the last day worked at OAC on May 3, 2024, you may still be having issues establishing a NEW EI claim. The […]

Important -Service Canada EI Update

Brothers & Sisters, There has been some issue with EI in regard to last day worked vs last day paid. Some members have had trouble establishing a claim and are being asked to contact EI. If you applied for EI benefits and listed your last day of work as the last day you were paid, […]

SUB Payment Issues

SUB Update PP21 – Holiday / Partial SUB The Union has identified an error in the calculation of the SUB payment for PP21. This is the week of May 13-17, 2024.  If you were paid 8 hours holiday and a partial SUB, it is possible that the SUB amount paid to you was short. We […]

SUB Pay Adjustments

Unifor Local 707

Brothers & Sisters Many of you may have recently or may in the near future receive a retroactive SUB payment or payments. The SUB payment(s) are usually small amounts (example: $12 or $18) Reason for these retroactive SUB Payments. Recently our In-plant Committee asked the company to review 2023 and 2024 SUB payments. The review […]

EI REPORTING DURING LAYOFF WEEK WITH A HOLIDAY PP21 and PP22

Brothers and Sisters, There are a few scenarios that members may fall into for these layoff weeks.  Please read below to see which scenario best describes your situation.  #1– You were laid off PP20, May 5-11, 2024, and you worked your last scheduled shift the week of April 29 to May 3, 2024, or had […]