Category: Featured

Red Dress Day

In recognition of Red Dress Day please join with the BIWOC Committee Brothers & Sisters in acknowledging such an important day. There are a couple events listed below you can participate in. You can also check your local City website to see events there as well. Red Dress Day marks the National Day of awareness […]

Employment Insurance Reference Code – Temporary Post

Currently we are experiencing some technical difficulties. We apologize to our members as we know that some members are trying to get the most recent Reference Code. Please see below for the temporary posting until we get the full site back up and running. Appreciate your patience and we look forward to having it 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 […]

President’s Message – Temporary Production Layoff Commencing January 30, 2023

Brothers and Sisters, This company announced that there will be no production at the Oakville Assembly Complex for the week commencing Monday January 30th, 2023. The company have indicated they will be informing our members with a robo-call. Information about Employment Insurance and current reference code is available through the following link: https://uniforlocal707.org/2023/01/06/employment-insurance-ei-regular-benefits-for-january-9th-2023-temporary-lay-off/ In Solidarity, […]

STUEP – Skilled Trades Union Education Program

Skilled Trades Union Education Program (STUEP) is available once again. This program is available to active Skilled Trades members who have not taken the course since 2018. It has been updated. The info and application are in the two files attached that need to be downloaded to view and fill out for application to the […]

Interim Plant Chairperson & Vice Chair of Ford Council

January Update Brothers and Sisters, Down Week January 30th The Ford Motor Company has notified the Union that the Oakville Assembly Complex is currently scheduled to be on layoff the week of January 30th to February 5th.  This will be our second down week of 2023 and our plants forty-sixth down week since the start […]

2023-2025 Unifor Local 707 Union Cards

Brothers and Sisters, New union cards have been mailed out and should be delivered to the 707 members (not retired) in the next week or so. You will notice that these new cards have a different feel and appearance. The new Union cards are now on a thicker credit/debit card type material and also have […]

Production Standards Committee Person Report-100 Rebalance Period

Brothers and Sisters, Welcome back from a well-deserved Holiday break. As we get back to business, I would like to inform the membership of the start date for the upcoming 100-day letter. As per the collective agreement the 100 day rebalance period will begin 10 working days after Job 1 is produced. The first 2023 […]

Presidents Message: Temporary Production Lay-off -Monday January 9th, 2023

Brothers and Sisters, This company announced that there will be no production at the Oakville Assembly Complex for the week commencing Monday January 9th, 2023. The company have indicated they will be informing our members with a robo-call. Information about Employment Insurance and current reference code will be posted shortly for those that need to […]

Vice Chair of Ford Council- Welcome Back

Unifor Local 707

Brothers and Sisters, I would like to take this opportunity to welcome the members of Local 707 back from the Christmas Holiday break and wish you and your families all the best in the New Year.  As we start 2023, instability with the automotive supply chain is still an ongoing concern.  Discussions with the Company […]