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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 […]

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

Unifor Local 707

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 […]

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 […]

Auto Talks 2023- Crucial week in Ford negotiations

Unifor auto members, We are entering a crucial week in our negotiations with Ford Motor Company. The current collective agreement is set to expire on Monday, September 18 at 11:59 p.m.   We continue to hold regular meetings, both internally, and across the table with Ford officials. These bargaining meetings include Economic Review Committee, Master Sub-Committees, and […]

Auto Talks 2023: Unifor and UAW Hold Historic Summit

One week in advance of opening contract talks with the Detroit Three, Unifor hosted the United Auto Workers (UAW) at a historic summit in Windsor. For the first time since 1999 with the exception of the 2008-09 financial crisis, Unifor and the UAW are negotiating with the Detroit Three at the same time. The summit […]

Local 707 Bargaining Committee Report- July 31st 2023

Brothers & Sisters Email Your Local leadership is always open to the most appropriate and effective means of communication possible to inform and build solidarity. Which is why our Local has a website and official Local 707 Facebook page; to communicate with our members effectively and appropriately with Leadership and Committee reports, information about temporary […]

Indigenous History Month & National Indigenous Peoples Day- June 21, 2023

Brothers & Sisters, On June 21, for National Indigenous Peoples Day, BIWOC committee and Unifor local 707 will be recognizing and celebrating the history, heritage, resilience and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Metis. National Indigenous Day was first suggested in 1982 by the National Indian Brotherhood( now the Assembly of First Nations) as “National […]

Oakville District Labour Council – 2023 Activists Awards Dinner

Brothers & Sisters, The ODLC 2023 Activist Awards Dinner was held on Thursday June 8, 2023 at Unifor Local 707 Hall. The event honours those who have made outstanding contributions to the community and union(s) by promoting their skills and dedication through walks of life. Local 707 Vice President, Brother Dave Millar was the the […]