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 Course Schedule
WE ARE TEMPORARILY NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE PEL COURSES. CHECK BACK IN 2026 for Courses being offered. Please fill out the downloadable form below. Dave Millar Vice President Unifor Local 707 905-844-6431 vp1@uniforlocal707.ca
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 […]
Message from Plant Managers Office-November 17th 2023- OEVC Update
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 […]
What is COLA?
November 1st 2023 Unifor’s Detroit Three pattern agreement includes a major victory with the reactivation of the Cost of Living Allowance (COLA). Unifor Director of Research Angelo DiCaro outlines how COLA works and how it translates to member’s paycheques in this new video.
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 […]
Scholarship Program for Dependent Children
Local 707 Bargaining Committee update -General Wage Increase, P&Q Bonus
Brothers and Sisters, This communication is to provide information on when our membership will see the recently negotiated general wage increase, backpay for the wage increase and the P&Q bonus. General Wage Increase and Backpay – currently the company is updating the payroll system to align each classification with the new wage rate. The new […]
Auto Talks 2023:Contract ratification with Ford
Unifor Auto Members, Today our Ford members voted 54% in favour of the new three-year collective agreement with Ford of Canada. Your bargaining team pushed Ford of Canada on every front to deliver a contract that fundamentally transforms pension plans, provides protections during the EV transition and includes the highest wage increases in the history […]
Comprehensive Summary of Tentative Agreement.
A reminder that you can download a comprehensive summary of the details of the tentative agreement live as of this morning at 6:00 am ET at autotalks.ca/ford. https://autotalks.uniforautohub.ca/ford?fbclid=IwAR0bLSbv2zTzz7HmJD_BSww0hu4Ior3GgEqRXY2vsufatYPMcFsQcpFcBAQ
Unifor reaches tentative agreement with Ford Motor Company
Hello Unifor auto members, Your bargaining committee has successfully reached a tentative agreement with Ford Motor Company this evening. Your bargaining committee is proudly and unanimously recommending this tentative agreement with elected representatives from Local 707 in Oakville, Locals 200 and 240 in Windsor, Locals 584 and 1324 in Paris, Casselman and Bramalea, and Local […]
Auto Talks 2023: Unifor and UAW Hold Historic Summit
One week in advance of opening contract talks with the Detroit Three, Unifor hosted the United Auto Workers (UAW) at a historic summit in Windsor. For the first time since 1999 with the exception of the 2008-09 financial crisis, Unifor and the UAW are negotiating with the Detroit Three at the same time. The summit […]