Category: Events

Declaration of Intent Letter-Acceptance of the 2024 Retirement Incentive

Brothers and Sisters, If you were canvassed for the Retirement Incentive and returned your Interest letter to Labour Relations prior to December 15th, 2023, you should now have received your Declaration of Intent Letter from the Company. For everyone that attend a Retirement Incentive Information seminar you will have received this Declaration of Intent letter […]

Retirement Incentive Information Seminars at our Local Union Hall

Greetings Members, On Sunday January 7, 2024 and subsequently Sunday January 14, 2024 the local union was happy to hold our two Retirement Incentive information seminars at our Local Union Hall. The sessions were attended by over 350 members and their spouses who all listened to the valuable resources being delivered by Unifor Local 707 […]

Employment Insurance Regular Benefits and Reference Code for 2-Week lay-off commencing January 8th, 2024

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 December 16, 2023 until January 25, 2024 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. […]

United Way 50/50 Draw Winner

Thank you to everyone who purchased tickets in the 50/50 draw to support the UWHH. The winning ticket was drawn at the Sunday December 17th General Membership meeting. Ticket #2284 The winner has been contacted and will be in to pick up their cheque for $10,935.00 on Wednesday December 20th. Keep an eye on this […]

Presidents Message- Retirement Incentives

Brothers and Sisters Many of our most senior members who are retirement eligible will have received a one-time $50,000.00 lump-sum retirement incentive letter asking if they are interested in this opportunity. The letter simply asks if you are interested in this opportunity and provides you with the option to attend one of our two Retirement […]

PEL Spring/Summer 2024 Course Schedule

WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE SPRING?SUMMER PEL COURSES. CHECK BACK IN DECEMBER 2024 for 2025 Courses being offered. Please fill out the downloadable form below. 2024 will see a limited amount of members attending courses due to the reduction of funds going into the PEL fund during the retooling layoff period. To […]

Body Build Committeeperson Report December 2023

Brothers & Sisters, With the dust settling on bargaining and with the influence of UAW bargaining closing. I believe after reflection our members will come to realize that our agreement coming out of 2023 bargaining is the best to date in the history of our local. Having been a member of the UAW, CAW and […]

Stop Ontario Health Care Privatization- Petition

Brothers and Sisters, Thank you to everyone who attended our Unifor Halton Town Hall meeting on Thursday November 23rd at our Local Union Hall. The meeting was productive and educational, however work on our campaign is not over. It’s no secret that our public health care system is in crisis. The Ford government has put our […]

Unifor Campaign to fix Employment Insurance

Brothers and Sisters, Thanks to the hard work of Unifor members, the federal government has promised changes to Canada’s Employment Insurance (EI) system- but they’re not in place yet!  At the start of COVID, the federal government relaxed EI eligibility to improve access to emergency support for those most in need. Without these supports, it […]

Defending our Provincial Public Health Care against the Privatization Agenda

Save Canada’s Public Healthcare On February 7, Prime Minister Trudeau is hosting a meeting with provincial leaders to finalize a deal on health care funding. This meeting comes after months of negotiation, and in many provinces, decades of damage to public care. Throughout the pandemic, hallways were overcrowded with patients, Intensive Care Units were full […]