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 […]
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 […]
Unifor Local 707 Plant Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of Ford Council- Oakville Re-Tooling Update and Response to Ford Motor Company Announcement, April 4, 2024
Brothers and Sisters, As I communicated to you on March 20th, the Union Leadership shared the same concerns as the members. We were hearing the rumors and seeing reports from various news outlets suggesting a delay in EV production plans for Oakville. I was a part of the leadership group who reached out to the […]
Unifor Local 707 Plant Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of Ford Council-March 2024 Update
Brothers and Sisters, The last communication Ford Motor Company provided to the employees of Ford Oakville in late November of 2023 indicated that production of the Ford Edge would continue to late April. In that same communication the Company also indicated that the plant would start demolition, facility upgrades and equipment re-tooling, transforming our plant […]
Unifor Local 707 Plant Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of Ford Council- February 2024 Update
Brothers & Sisters, As a reminder this upcoming Monday February 19th is now a recognized and negotiated holiday for our membership as bargained during 2023 negotiations. On behalf of myself and the entire Local 707 leadership we hope you and your family have a safe and enjoyable long weekend. T4 and T4A’s available at the […]
Unifor Local 707 Plant Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of Ford Council-January 2024 Update
Brothers & Sisters, To keep our members up to date, currently there are no scheduled down weeks in the system prior to the start of the retool. This is welcome news as our members can plan for a consistent work through to the start of the retool. As communicated by the Plant Manager the last […]
OAC Plant Chairperson & Vice Chairperson of Ford Council November Update
Brothers & Sisters, Retool Period The communication provided on November 17th by the Ford Motor Company narrowing down the start of the retool to late April was welcomed information. As reported at November Union meeting the In-Plant committee has started to meet with the company regarding the upcoming transition and retool period. Retirement Incentives Pursuant […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
OAC Plant Chairperson -July Update
Brothers & Sisters, Welcome back from the summer shutdown vacation period. I hope all Local 707 members and their families had a safe and relaxing time off. The supply base for the Oakville Assembly Complex continues to be monitored. Currently there are no scheduled down weeks through the remainder of the summer months. If this […]
OAC Plant Chairperson & Vice Chairperson of Ford Council -June Update #2
Brothers & Sisters, I have been in ongoing discussions with the Company regarding the expected production schedule for the summer months. As previously announced, the weeks of July 3rd and July 10th have been established as our vacation shutdown period. There are currently no weeks prescheduled during June, July, or August as production down weeks. […]
Oakville Assembly Complex Plant Chairperson June Update- COLA Increase
Brothers and Sisters, Cost of Living Increase Please see attached statement from the Ford Motor Company of Canada This update is to advise that as per our collective agreement, effective June 5th there will be a bump in our cost-of-living allowance. The COLA float that will be applied to hours worked will increase from its […]