Category: Retiree’s

Fare Share Food Bank Donations 2022

Sisters & Brothers, This year, the dramatic rise in the cost of basic necessities has left many food banks struggling to find resources to meet the unprecedented demand for food. In response to the increased demand, donation cheques in the amount of $2,000.00 (Membership approved during the December Meeting) and $4,500.00 from Unifor National Social […]

2022- OAC United Way Campagin

Brothers and Sisters, Since our Local was founded almost 70 years ago, our membership has partnered with non-profit organizations for the betterment of our communities. The United Way has been one of our longest and most important community partners in bringing people and resources together to address immediate needs and finds long-term solutions to challenging […]

December Retiree Chapter Meeting – CANCELLED

Brothers & Sisters, After careful consideration and a review of all options available under the Reopening Ontario Act for health and safety reasons Local 707 Executive Board has cancelled the Local 707 Retiree Chapter Meeting, scheduled for December 15th, 2021 Given the health & safety responsibilities in these difficult circumstances and current restrictions, the Local […]

Turtle Island Series: World Water Day

Dear members, United Nations World Water Day falls on March 22 every year. World Water Day celebrates water and raises awareness of the people around the globe living without access to safe water. It is about taking action to tackle the global water crisis. Unifor is proud to host a webinar about the state of […]

Retiree Information on Upcoming Webinars

I hope everyone is staying safe and well. I am forwarding information from the Retirees workshop on Fraud, this is not a copy of the slides (the presentation was too large for emailing and is being amended) but a number of documents that were referenced throughout his presentation. Also a reminder regarding the workshop on […]

Retiree Impact – George Markow

Recording Secretary Report – March 12, 2021 Brothers and Sisters I would like to introduce you to Local 707 Retiree, Brother George Markow! George was born April 14, 1921 in Russia to Finnish parents.  He was conscripted into the Soviet military and subsequently caught by the Nazi’s and spent 2.5 years as a prisoner of […]

Retiree T4 Concerns?

Over the past week there has been hundreds of phone calls from concerned retirees regarding their T4 slips not being delivered by the company. This has been frustrating for many of you and we understand your concerns. The company has sent out the T4’s as of Friday February 26, 2021 and we expect that many […]

Welcome to Member Mail and Portal

Sisters and Brothers, We have had quite a few requests over the years for our local union to have “our own union email addresses” and we are happy to announce that they are now available for all active members. Your personal email address has been set up and is ready for you to activate. At […]

Retirees Education Update

On behalf of the Retirees Executive Chairperson, Arnie Devaan, we have been able to get some courses made available to our retirees that are able to utilize the zoom platform. Please see attached Dave Millar – Vice President Arnie DeVaan – Retiree Chapter Chairperson