Category: President

Draw Winners of 2024 Unifor Local 707 Scholarships for Dependent Children

Brothers and Sisters, We are pleased to announce the three (3) winners of our Unifor Local 707 annual $1000.00 scholarships for dependent children, that were drawn at our November 17th General Membership Meeting. Congratulations to : Leah Ritchie – daughter of Local 707 member Duncan Ritchie Leila Pilatzke – daughter of Local 707 member Kevin Pilatzke […]

Presidents message- Retirement Incentives

Brothers and Sisters Many of our most senior production members who are retirement eligible will have received a one-time $50,000.00 lump-sum retirement incentive letter in the mail, 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 […]

Unifor members to build Ford F-Series Super Duty trucks at Oakville plant

July 18, 2024  OAKVILLE—Unifor welcomes today’s announcement that Ford Motor Company will begin production of F-Series Super Duty trucks at the Oakville Assembly Complex in summer 2026 as well as both conventional and electrified versions of the Super Duty later this decade. “This new retooling plan for the Oakville plant addresses our union’s concerns with […]

SUB Payment Issues

SUB Update PP21 – Holiday / Partial SUB The Union has identified an error in the calculation of the SUB payment for PP21. This is the week of May 13-17, 2024.  If you were paid 8 hours holiday and a partial SUB, it is possible that the SUB amount paid to you was short. We […]

Service Canada- EI Information Seminar- Tuesday June 11th at Local Union Hall

Brothers & Sisters, Due to expressed interest, Service Canada will be providing a second EI information seminar for any Unifor Local 707 member (Leadec & Ford Units) affected by our retool lay-off, who were not able to attend the first seminar on May 14th. The seminar will take place on Tuesday, June 11th at our Local 707 Union Hall between […]

Join the March and Protest on May 30th to save our Public Medicare

Brothers & Sisters, The Fightback is On. Either we save our public medicare now, or we are going to lose it. Join the March and Protest on May 30th and send a message to the Ford government & Ontario’s Legislature that cannot be ignored. In Toronto: Gather at 12 p.m. noon at the south side […]

Local Bargaining Committee Report- On-site Daycare feasibility Survey

Brothers & Sisters, During 2023 negotiations the Company and the Union agreed to conduct a joint survey to determine usage levels and subsequent feasibility of on-site daycare. We encourage all those interested in utilizing an on-site childcare service to participate in this initial assessment. Your input is crucial for future dialogue and potential outreach. Please […]

Declaration of Intent Letter-Acceptance of the 2024 Retirement Incentive

Brothers and Sisters, If you were canvassed for the Retirement Incentive and returned your Interest letter to Labour Relations prior to December 15th, 2023, you should now have received your Declaration of Intent Letter from the Company. For everyone that attend a Retirement Incentive Information seminar you will have received this Declaration of Intent letter […]

Presidents Message-Temporary Production Lay-off beginning, Monday January 8th 2024

Brothers and Sisters, The company announced that there will be no production at the Oakville Assembly Complex for a 2-week period commencing Monday, January 8th, 2024. For those that need to start a new EI claim, information about Employment Insurance and current reference code is available using the attached link below, https://uniforlocal707.org/2023/12/17/employment-insurance-regular-benefits-and-reference-code-for-week-commencing-december-17-2023/ In Solidarity, Mark Sciberras President, […]

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 […]

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 […]