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Presidents Message- Production at Oakville Assembly Complex resumes on May 10th, 2021

The company has announced that production at the Oakville Assembly Complex will resume on Monday, May 10th, 2021. Today they will be making robo-calls, indicating our return to work and start times. Departmental, shift scheduled start times and tentative hours of work for the week beginning Monday May 10th, 2021 are attached below. Mark Sciberras President, Unifor Local […]

President’s Update-Production Shutdown extended at Oakville Assembly Complex

Brothers and Sisters, Ford’s North American plants continue to be affected by the global semiconductor shortage – along with automakers and other industries around the world. As a result of this part shortage, today the company has announced that they plan to further postpone production at the Oakville Assembly Complex, until Monday May 10th 2021. […]

Presidents Message- Unexpected Production Lay-off

Brothers and Sisters, In addition to the one week lay-off that was already announced for the week beginning Monday March 1st 2021, late today the company announced that they would be suspending production effective Monday February 22nd 2021. This is due to unusual and extreme weather conditions in the southern United States that have resulted […]

President’s Message – Friday August 28, 2020

President’s Message Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS)/ COVID-19 Paid Downtime Absence payment Brothers and Sisters, Unfortunately, due to the unexpected temporary lay-off at the Oakville Assembly Complex the Local Union was required to ask that the company to further delay the CEWS or COVID-19 Paid Downtime Absence payment. This request was to ensure the payment […]

Auto Talks 2020 – Unifor

Unifor has issued a website to allow members to be kept up to date with regards to the upcoming Auto Talks 2020. Please feel free to click on the attached link to view. https://www.unifor.org/en/take-action/campaigns/auto-talks-2020 Also included on this link: Tentative timeline and important dates Dates and timelines for bargaining remain uncertain, due to various government […]