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 […]
EI Application -Without Reference Code
Brothers and Sisters, Unfortunately, Service Canada has recently limited the use of reference codes to temporary or short term lay-offs. During our retool period, Service Canada has indicated they will not be providing any further EI reference codes. Note: All previous EI Reference codes that our Local were using have now expired. As a result, […]
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 […]
Skilled Trades -Eric John Memorial Bursary
In memory of Brother Eric John (1923-2009) who passed away on December 5, 2009. Eric dedicated his working life to making the world a better place in any way he could. He held many elected positions in the UAW and CAW, from 1954. The most recent position he held was as Vice-chair of the CAW […]
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 […]
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 […]
Unifor Local 707 -2024 Earth Day Raffle Event -April 21
Dear Brothers and Sisters, We as part of the Unifor Local 707 Environmental Committee are excited to announce our upcoming Earth Day raffle event, where you can win fantastic prizes while supporting a great local cause. We will see you at April’s General Memebership meeting at the hall starting at 10 am, as we kick […]
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 […]
UPDATE- OEVC Transformation Timeline
Unifor National Scholarship Program- Application Deadline June 14th 2024
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 […]
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 […]
Government Benefits 2024
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 […]
Body Build Committeeperson Report December 2023
Brothers & Sisters, With the dust settling on bargaining and with the influence of UAW bargaining closing. I believe after reflection our members will come to realize that our agreement coming out of 2023 bargaining is the best to date in the history of our local. Having been a member of the UAW, CAW and […]