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707 Reporter

Brothers & Sisters, Due to the Postal Strike we are unable to mail the 707 Reporter to your home. As a result we have posted the PDF version below. When postal service resumes, a hardcopy of the 707 Reporter will be mailed to your home. In Solidarity, Tim Batke Editor Unifor Local 707

Unifor Local 707 Plant Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of Ford Council

 November 2024 Update Brothers & Sisters, As we move into the final month of 2024, many of our members understandably are interested in the progress being made at the Oakville Assembly Complex.  With salvage and demolition operations completed, the next phase of the retool is underway.  For the next few months, much of the work […]

Draw Winners of 2024 Unifor Local 707 Scholarships for Dependent Children

Brothers and Sisters, We are pleased to announce the three (3) winners of our Unifor Local 707 annual $1000.00 scholarships for dependent children, that were drawn at our November 17th General Membership Meeting. Congratulations to : Leah Ritchie – daughter of Local 707 member Duncan Ritchie Leila Pilatzke – daughter of Local 707 member Kevin Pilatzke […]

Sai Dham Food Bank offering assistance to those in need

Dear Brothers and Sisters, My name is Atul Dhir and I am an utility MP&L driver on B shift.  I have been a strong supporter of Sai Dham Food Bank, an organization that Unifor 707 members has supported over the years.  At Sai Dham Food Bank, we understand that due to the economy, interest rates, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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

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 […]