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 […]
Stop Ontario Health Care Privatization- Petition
Brothers and Sisters, Thank you to everyone who attended our Unifor Halton Town Hall meeting on Thursday November 23rd at our Local Union Hall. The meeting was productive and educational, however work on our campaign is not over. It’s no secret that our public health care system is in crisis. The Ford government has put our […]
Message from Plant Managers Office-November 17th 2023- OEVC Update
Unifor Campaign to fix Employment Insurance
Brothers and Sisters, Thanks to the hard work of Unifor members, the federal government has promised changes to Canada’s Employment Insurance (EI) system- but they’re not in place yet! At the start of COVID, the federal government relaxed EI eligibility to improve access to emergency support for those most in need. Without these supports, it […]
United Way Canvassing has begun
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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 […]