Below is news that relates to our members.
Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS)/ COVID-19 Paid Downtime Absence payment It was the company’s target to have the wage subsidy payment made in late July. However, due to the complexities of the wage subsidy payment, the company requires further considerations to ensure to their calculations are correctly made, as a
Unifor has issued a website to allow members to be kept up to date with regards to the upcoming Auto Talks 2020. Please feel free to click on the attached link to view. https://www.unifor.org/en/take-action/campaigns/auto-talks-2020 Also included on this link: Tentative timeline and important dates Dates and timelines for bargaining remain
Sisters and Brothers, We are pleased to announce that our new website is here! No exciting news to report but we are happy to get this off the ground. Like I reported last week, there will be some glitches and we will be here to help when they come up.
Friday July 10, 2020 We have some exciting news for all of our members regarding the 707 web page. For the past several months, your leadership have been working on ways to communicate better with our members. Covid-19 has made getting proper information from the leadership out to the membership
Brothers and Sisters, Finding the right words to address the sadness and outrage we have all witnessed over the last few weeks has been difficult. Here at Local 707, we stand in solidarity with the Black Community and remain heavily committed to social justice for all. As a union, we
-Message from the Ford Motor Company – Ford COVID-19 Screening Attestation (US/CAN Manufacturing/PS&L) The safety of our employees, supplier partners, customers, families and visitors remain Ford’s overriding priority. As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak continues to evolve and spreads globally, Ford Medical and Security are monitoring the situation closely
Brothers and Sisters, We continue to wait for a satisfactory answer from the federal government, that would ensure Supplementary Unemployment Benefits (SUB) will not be considered earnings by those who have applied for Employment Insurance Benefits, but have been transferred to the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB)/ EI Emergency
Brothers and Sisters, Due to COVID-19 in Ontario , and continued legislation under a province, which reduced the banning of public events to no gatherings in groups of more than five people. Your Local Executive Board has continued to consider and review the risk and the needs of the membership, especially
Sisters and Brothers, Hoping all of our members and our families are staying safe and practicing social distancing guidelines put in place by the Federal, Provincial and Municipal offices at this time. We have been receiving many calls during this difficult time, due to the implications brought on through the
Brothers and Sisters, Today the company has announced that they plan to further postpone production at the Oakville Assembly Complex, until Monday January 25th 2021. They have indicated they will be updating our members with a robo-call, indicating when you are expected to return to work. We will share any
This year has been an incredibly tough year for our National Recreation Council. With the restrictions in place due to the ongoing pandemic, many of the activities we would normally organize have been placed on the backburner. To start 2021, we have organized a Unifor NHL Fantasy Hockey Pool that
Brothers & Sisters, I want to wish all members of 707 and their families a Happy New Year. 2020 defiantly had its challenges with covid-19 consuming our daily lives both inside and outside the workplace. As we start 2021 under a provincial lock-down, like everyone I am hopeful that this
Employment Insurance (EI) Regular Benefits December 31,2020 Please follow these basic guidelines to help ensure your EI application goes smoothly. The Reference code provided will be active January 3rd, 2021 and not before. Here is a checklist to assist you Make an ONLINE application for Regular benefits on the Service
