Below is news that relates to our members.
Brothers and Sisters, Today marks the 1st anniversary of George Floyd’s death which sparked enormous protests around the world. A jury of 12 convicted former police officer, Derek Chauvin, on three counts of murder for kneeling on the neck of Mr. Floyd for more than nine minutes. Following this, across
Brothers & Sisters, Ford’s North American plants continue to be affected by the global semiconductor shortage, just as other automakers and industries around the world. As a result of this continued part shortage, today the Ford Motor Company announced temporary lay-offs at multiple production facilities. At Oakville Assembly Complex, production
Brothers and Sisters, General Membership Meetings and Retiree Chapter Meetings Recently, a few members and retiree’s have asked about when we might resume our Local 707 Geneeral Memebership Meetings and our Retiree Chapter meetings? Unfortunately, at this time the answer is still dependent on the pandemic and when restrictions are
Brothers and Sisters, We hope all of you have managed to stay safe and healthy during the layoff and Stay at Home order. This time of uncertainty has been months and it still doesn’t seem to get any easier or have an end in sight. The social and physical isolation
The company has announced that production at the Oakville Assembly Complex will resume on Monday, May 10th, 2021. Today they will be making robo-calls, indicating our return to work and start times. Departmental, shift scheduled start times and tentative hours of work for the week beginning Monday May 10th, 2021 are attached below.
Brothers and Sisters, Ford’s North American plants continue to be affected by the global semiconductor shortage – along with automakers and other industries around the world. As a result of this part shortage, today the company has announced that they plan to further postpone production at the Oakville Assembly Complex,
Brothers and Sisters, As we enter yet another province-wide lockdown, your Local and National Union continue to hold the Provincial Government to account. The fact is that the Ontario Government can and must do more to keep workers and our families safe. The burden and harm of this pandemic is
To all of our valued Leadec Members : Please make sure that you sign up and encourage all of your Leadec members to sign up for our 707member.ca email service. This will ensure we get full participation in upcoming Amendment votes, Strike votes and Ratification votes as it looks more
Brothers and Sisters, On Thursday October 14 the Ford Motor Company of Canada put out a communication indicating that a Mandatory Vaccination Policy would be implemented across all Canadian facilities. Since that communication, your Local Bargaining Committee has been in ongoing discussions with Ford/Unifor Bargaining Council. Late in the day
Saturday October 16, 2021 Unifor Members in Oakville (707) and Windsor (200) today ratified the new 3 year Collective Bargaining Agreement that is now set to finish on October 13, 2024. Workers voted 80% in favour of accepting the agreement overall and 83% in favour in Oakville. Details have been
Brothers and Sisters, The fulltime Local 707 Executive officers continue to best protect the health and safety of our staff, membership, retirees and all those that enter the Galaxy Local 707 Union Hall. Accordingly, we are following the required Reopening Ontario Act and Local Public Health Guidelines, as we have
Brothers and Sisters, Today, with limited notification the Ford Motor Company of Canada has informed its employees and Unifor Local Union members that they will be requiring COVID- vaccinations. Currently the company has provided limited details on their new policy, on such issues as, but not limited to privacy, timelines
