Unifor Local 707 Plant Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of Ford Council- June 2024 Update
Brothers & Sisters, As reported during the April 21st Union meeting, discussions with the company regarding the EV extension slowed during the last couple weeks of May. However, as we move into June, we anticipate discussions to pick up as we work towards a final resolve. Our approach continues to be multi-layered. Further to our […]
Breaking Through The Stigma of Addiction
Recently, Our local 707 EFAP Rep was invited to participate in an interview regarding Breaking the Stigma of Addiction. He was there not representing our local union or the company for which the majority of our members work for but it is worth the watch for our members to view as well as the general […]
SUB Pay Adjustments
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 […]
EI Application -Without Reference Code
Brothers and Sisters, Unfortunately, Service Canada has recently limited the use of reference codes to temporary or short term lay-offs. During our retool period, Service Canada has indicated they will not be providing any further EI reference codes. Note: All previous EI Reference codes that our Local were using have now expired. As a result, […]
Unifor Local 707 Plant Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of Ford Council -EV Transition Update for Oakville
Brothers and Sisters, Since the announcement of the Oakville Assembly Plant retool period being extended, the union leadership have continued to explore ways to lessen the impact on your pay and job security for this extended downtime – building on the protections negotiated with Ford in our 2023 collective agreement. We have met with the […]
Preferential Transfer to Windsor Operations
Message to Unifor Local 707 Members at Oakville Assembly
News that the Oakville Assembly Plant retool period is extended was not what anyone at the National, the Local, Ford Council or on the shop floor expected or wanted to hear from the company. The information we have today is far different than the information provided by Ford Motor Company at the bargaining table as […]
Join the March and Protest on May 30th to save our Public Medicare
Brothers & Sisters, The Fightback is On. Either we save our public medicare now, or we are going to lose it. Join the March and Protest on May 30th and send a message to the Ford government & Ontario’s Legislature that cannot be ignored. In Toronto: Gather at 12 p.m. noon at the south side […]
Unifor Local 707 -2024 Earth Day Raffle Event -April 21
Dear Brothers and Sisters, We as part of the Unifor Local 707 Environmental Committee are excited to announce our upcoming Earth Day raffle event, where you can win fantastic prizes while supporting a great local cause. We will see you at April’s General Memebership meeting at the hall starting at 10 am, as we kick […]
Unifor Local 707 Plant Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of Ford Council- Oakville Re-Tooling Update and Response to Ford Motor Company Announcement, April 4, 2024
Brothers and Sisters, As I communicated to you on March 20th, the Union Leadership shared the same concerns as the members. We were hearing the rumors and seeing reports from various news outlets suggesting a delay in EV production plans for Oakville. I was a part of the leadership group who reached out to the […]
Unifor extremely disappointed in Ford Motor Company decision to delay Oakville transition
APRIL 4, 2024 TORONTO—Unifor calls on Ford Motor Company to consider all possible options to mitigate the negative impact on workers following the announced substantial delay in the launch of EV production at the Oakville Assembly Plant. “Unifor is extremely disappointed by the company’s decision. Our members have done nothing but build best-in-class vehicles for […]
UPDATE- OEVC Transformation Timeline
Unifor National Scholarship Program- Application Deadline June 14th 2024
Unifor Local 707 Plant Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of Ford Council-March 2024 Update
Brothers and Sisters, The last communication Ford Motor Company provided to the employees of Ford Oakville in late November of 2023 indicated that production of the Ford Edge would continue to late April. In that same communication the Company also indicated that the plant would start demolition, facility upgrades and equipment re-tooling, transforming our plant […]