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 […]
CERB Inquiry Letter from SERVICE CANADA – INTEGRITY SERVICES
Brothers and Sisters, Many of our members have recently received an inquiry letter from Service Canada – Integrity Services in regard to CERB payments received in 2020. It is important to note that the Union had no notification nor communication from the federal government about these letters. This is the fourth communication that we are […]
Unifor Local 707 Supports Public Health Care – And we need your support to make this happen.
The Ontario Health Coalition is building a province wide referendum campaign to stop what is the most undemocratic attack on our public healthcare in memory. And we need your support to make this happen. “Now that Bill 60 has passed, our job is to do everything in our power to stop its implementation. We must […]
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 […]
BGMO Skilled Trades Area Council- Notice of Meeting
