Unifor Local 707 Departmental Committeeperson Report – Schedule ALL your remaining Vacation pay
Brothers and Sisters, With the year coming to an end, we would like to advise and remind everyone that if you have vacation entitlement that hasn’t been scheduled, do so before PP50. *Note: Do not reschedule any vacation pay in PP 51 and/or PP 52 if you are planning to travel out of the country […]
Unifor Local 707 Plant Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of Ford Council -Company Announcement and Additional Retool Provisions
Brothers and Sisters, Ford Motor Company’s announcement to retool the Oakville Assembly Plant and produce the iconic F-Series Super Duty Truck is a significant change of direction from the original plan to build battery electric vehicles. The announcement will bring the F-Series truck back to Oakville for the first time since 2004. Since early April, […]
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 […]
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 […]