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seven-o-seven
REPORTER
61st Picnic
Official Publication of
Local 707 Unifor, Oakville, Ont.
April - June 2015 Vol. 58, No. 2
WONDERLAND
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seven-o-seven
REPORTER
The Editor’s Report
Official publication of Local 707 Unifor
Published four times a year
at Oakville, Ontario
“Authorized as third class mail by
the Post Office Department, Ottawa,
and for payment of postage in cash.”
Printed by Thistle Printing Limited
Local 707 Unifor
475 North Service Rd. East
Oakville, Ontario L6H 1A5
(905) 844-9451, (905) 844-6431
or 1-800-313-8707
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Page: www.uniforlocal707.ca
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Dave Thomas — President
Scott McColeman — Vice-President
Brett Lefebre — Recording Secretary
Nadia Anton-Collins — Financial Secretary
Marlon Palmer — Trustee
Carrie Germon — Trustee
Kinder Sidhu — Trustee
Larry Pratt — Sergeant-at-Arms
Pasquale Pugliese — Guide
Charlie Goode — Retirees’ Chairperson
The 707 Reporter is a publication of Local 707
Unifor, distributed free to members. It is published
four times a year.
Members are encouraged to express their
views on topics which have been addressed in
the 707 Reporter, and to raise other issues for
discussion. Any opinions or views published in
the 707 Reporter are those of the contributor and
are not necessarily the opinions or views of Local
707; Unifor, or the Editorial Board, and neither
Local 707; Unifor; nor the Editorial Board accepts
responsibility for them.
Copyright for articles published in the
707 Reporter remains with the authors of the
individual articles and, as such, written requests
for permission to reproduce any articles, in whole
or in part, should be directed to the author.
The Editorial Board reserves the right to
publish or not. Letters to the Editor must be
signed. Publication of any advertisement should
not be deemed an endorsement of the products or
services advertised.
Editor: Tim Batke
[email protected]
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Scott Cruickshank
Steve Gardiner
Jamie Norton
William “Billy” O’Neill
Features
President’s Report.........3
Financial Report..........10
Retirees.......................16
We Asked....................34
Page 2 – April – June 2015
By Tim Batke
Official Publication of
Local 707 Unifor, Oakville, Ont.
Harper’s Failures
Cost Jobs
As this Seven-O-Seven Reporter is delivered to your
mailbox, I want to wish everyone a happy and well deserved vacation while Ford Oakville Assembly has their summer shutdown during
Canada Day Week.
As we enjoy these summer months, the Harper Government will likely drop
the writ in August making for a longer federal election campaign than usual. I
could highlight dozens of reasons the Tories are enemies to auto workers, but I
will focus on one: Harper’s failure and utter disregard to rebuild and maintain
Canada’s auto industry.
In the fall of 2014 Ford Motor Company of Canada and the federal and provincial governments were unable to secure $1 billion-plus investment that would
have secured over 1,000 new jobs for our Brothers and Sisters at Unifor Local
200. Then in April 2015 Ford announced investments of $2.5 billion in Mexico to
produce a new generation of engines and transmissions.
A week after the Ford announcement, Unifor denounced an Export Development Canada decision to loan Volkswagen $526 million without any guarantee of
Canadian jobs calling it “incoherence of the federal government’s auto industry
policy.”
Our Unifor President Jerry Dias said: “It is painfully ironic that we recently
lost out on a lucrative engine investment in Windsor by Ford, largely based on
inadequate government support. Yet we can somehow find $526 million to help a
foreign firm invest in Mexico... This decision is just the latest evidence of Prime
Minister Harper’s failure to provide the strategic leadership required to rebuild
and maintain Canada’s auto sector.”1
Many of our current members at Local 707 are originally from Windsor and
Local 200. Investment in the Ford Windsor Engine plant would have done so
much for their family and friends in Ontario, Canada. Yet Harper’s Export Development Canada decided to loan Volkswagen, a German company, that does not
have an automotive plant in Canada, $526 million of our money with the hope that
some of the money may trickle down to our Canadian parts suppliers.
Also a year before our Unifor bargaining with the Detroit Three Automakers
the Harper Government sold off 73.4 million GM shares from bailout to balance
the budget. Labour leaders urged Ottawa and Ontario to hold on to the shares as a
bargaining chip in securing pledges from GM to maintain jobs in Canada.
Our Canadian Labour Congress President Hassan Yusuff said: “Obviously, the
government is using every means possible to raise as much cash as they can without considering the future of the auto industry in the country.”2
For the Harper Tories to loan out a half a billion dollars with Volkswagen instead of Ford in Windsor and to sell off GM shares to balance the budget right
before an election is transparent, selfish and shortsighted. The money from both
the loan for Volkswagen and the shares from GM would have maintained and
created real jobs for Canadians. Let us make sure each and every member votes
this fall to give the Harper government notice of termination, for all the jobs they
have lost us during their time in office.
In Solidarity,
Tim Batke
[email protected]
CBC News (2015, April 24) Unifor denounces $526M for Volkswagen ‘match making’ process. CBC. Retrieved from http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/unifor-denounces-526m-loanfor-volkswagen-match-making-process-1.3047976
2
Bill Curry (2015, April 6) Tories help balance budget by selling final 73.4 million GM
shares from bailout. Globe and Mail. Retrieved from http://www.theglobeandmail.com/
report-on-business/canada-to-sell-final-73-4-million-shares-of-gm-from-bailout/article23814942/
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President’s Report
By Dave Thomas
Busy Months
Adding New Members,
Preparing For Launch
Brothers and Sisters,
It has been a very busy couple of months since the last Reporter with no end to the craziness in sight. It
seems like we are finally starting to see the many launch issues that we had started to get ironed out. I can only
say thanks to the membership for their patience and
understanding.
It has been a huge task for the leadership to integrate approximately 1,800
new members in the short time frame
that was allotted. Although there are still
some job posting positions to be sorted,
I believe the In-Plant reps have done a
fantastic job dealing with all the issues
that have arisen. As I write this article we
are moving forward into the launch of the
MKX and with any luck this launch will
progress much smoother than the Edge
did. The system seems much more stable
now to take on this new daunting task.
New Jobs
As I’m sure everyone knows by now
the Union and the Company have come
to a one time agreement that allows the
company to use external resources to
help out with the backlog of vehicles in
demand from dealerships and customers
alike. I posted an information bulletin
in the plant the first week of June explaining the particulars of the agreement
reached. It reads as follows:
– Continued on Page 4
Dates To Remember
Sunday,
June 14
General Membership
Meeting
Wednesday,
June 17
Retirees’
Membership Meeting
SEPTEMBER
Wednesday,
September 16
Retirees’
Membership Meeting
Sunday,
September 20
General Membership
Meeting
Wednesday,
October 21
JUNE
OCTOBER
Retirees’
Membership Meeting
Sunday,
October 18
General Membership
Meeting
Saturday,
October 24
Retirees’ Honour Roll
Dinner and Dance
Congratulations to James J Arsenault on
reaching the 30 and 30 Club – 30 years’ service
and 30 years retired.
April – June 2015 – Page 3
...continued from Page 3
Membership Local 707
Information Update
On May 5th, 2015 our Plant Manager Brent Merritt notified the Local Union Master
Committee that the Ford Motor Company needed to take measures to assure
vehicles were delivered to dealerships and customers by June 30th, 2015. Brent
explained due to the high volume of sales the Company would need to take
uncustomary actions to meet dealership and customer demands.
The Master Committee, consisting of President Dave Thomas, Chairperson Bob
Scott and A-Shift Committeeperson Marc Brennan, told the company we could not
agree to their proposals. We immediately contacted Anthony Hoskins (Director of
Manufacturing, Ford Motor Company) and notified him we cannot agree to these
vehicles going off site. Our position was and still remains this work belongs to the
707 Bargaining Unit.
Anthony Hoskins in turn notified us that with record Edge sales in the month of
April and growing customer demand, they were going to use external resources to
support delivery of these vehicles. The Company’s position was and still is that they
did not need our permission to seek assistance from an outside source and they
were not in violation of the Collective Agreement. Ford of Canada Labour Affairs
notified the National Union they were shipping vehicles outside of the Bargaining
Unit to condition these vehicles for dealership delivery.
After a series of meetings, our Local Union Leadership has unanimously agreed
that on a one time basis only; the Company could seek assistance outside our
Bargaining Unit. This must be completed by June 30th, 2015. We also notified the
Company, the Local 707 Leadership vehemently disagrees with their position and
this work belongs to our Bargaining Unit and without our permission it is a violation
of our Collective Agreement.
At the conclusion of our discussions with the Ford Motor Company, the following
has been agreed to:
1-Ensuring Final Assembly repair classification structure continues to have
maximum daily work opportunities for the balance of 2015 with the exception,
the usual Christmas Day blackout period.
2-Enhancing internal repair support by establishing a new “Centre”.
3-Utilizing Oakville Assembly employees to drive between the “Centre” and the
Plant.
4-Oakville Assembly is undertaking to insource the small tool repair operation.
We will extend our current contract with Stanley/Stak for approximately
3-6 months to allow for an appropriate transition period for the purpose of
identifying and training the Oakville Assembly Plant employees who are
identified to work in the classification. Labour Relations will post 6 positions
in the 369B classification, which is currently rated at $37.320 per hour.
In Solidarity,
Dave Thomas
President Unifor Local 707
An agreement of this nature is certainly
something new to Local 707, especially
allowing our units to be moved off-site,
but with the new positions we were able
to negotiate the leadership unanimously
voted in favour. I would personally like
to thank Bob and Marc for their tireless
dedication and late nights to help us put
this agreement together. The three of us
were united from the start and I truly be-
lieve without our solidarity we couldn’t
have accomplished what we did. Great
job done by all!
In April, I attended Ford Council and
Auto Council. Ford Council is moving
forward slowly getting prepared for negotiations in 2016. As everyone knows
the UAW is entering into contract talks
this September and as usual their negotiations could play a big part in how
the Company moves forward with their
structuring plans for other locations.
Our brothers and sisters in Windsor need
a new investment to secure the future
viability of that Plant. In Oakville, our
future looks much more secure. I’m excited about what the future holds for our
Local!
Auto Council was geared more towards what we as a Big Three Canadian
Auto Sector can accomplish. We need an
Auto Policy in Canada. We need to level
the playing field. I can’t understand how
this government expects this country and
especially this province to survive with
their right wing ideas. I have met with
several political party members seeking
election in the upcoming federal election
and this is always the first order of business I raise. What is your party prepared
to do about the lack of an Auto Policy in
Canada? With the imminent federal election pending what better time for Unifor
to make our message be heard.
Retirees Honour Roll Dance
I had the pleasure of attending my
third Honour Roll dinner dance this past
April. As usual the Retirees’ Chapter put
on a fantastic evening. Brother Mike
Johnson was the recipient of this year’s
award. Mike was a long time rep for our
members mainly back in the OTP before
its closure. Congratulations Mike, well
deserved!
Members Dance
The Local held its first inaugural members dance on May 9th. This is
something the Local had a history of
back in the 1980s. It slowly diminished
as time passed. Although the turnout was
not quite what we had hoped for, it was a
good time had by all who attended. I believe it is a starting point and something
we can build on in the future. There
were some great prizes up for grabs.
Hopefully the next one will generate
more attendance. I would like to thank
the Women’s Committee for all their
hard work in making the event a success.
Without the help of the Executive Board
the event would not have gotten off the
ground. Special thanks to Brothers Ken
Small and Brian Nikolic from Quantum
Sound Entertainment. The music and entertainment was fantastic!
Picnic At Canada’s
Wonderland
Unifor held its 61st annual picnic on
May 30th at Canada’s Wonderland. It
was a fantastic turnout with just under
1,000 members and their families out for
the day’s events. Although the weather
did put a bit of a damper on the day, it
was still a great time had by all. I have received nothing but praise and great feedback from people who attended. I cannot
say enough about the people who made
this event happen. Sister Linda Asselin
took over as the Picnic Chair this year.
She had some pretty big shoes to fill as
Sister Rita Thompson was our previous
chair for 19 years. Linda stepped in and
did an outstanding job along with her
Committee Sue Teepell (Co-chair) and
Brothers Wayne Dort, Pasquale Pugliese
and Kinder Sidhu, not to mention the
many volunteers behind the scenes who
make this day possible. On behalf of myself and the membership we thank you
for a great event.
Congratulations to all the newly
elected members from the last By-election. Mark Luey Skilled Trades Chairperson, Chuck Paladino Skilled Trades
Committeeperson, Anton Mesic Alternate Skilled Trades Committeeperson,
Pasquale Pugliese Guide, Nadine Wildgen Alternate WSIB Rep B-Shift, and
Gurps Kang Alternate Time Study. I look
forward to working with all of you.
On a final note it has been approximately a year to the date since I was
elected as the President of Local 707.
Again, I want to thank the membership
for putting their faith and trust in me. I
have and always will strive to do what is
the best for the membership of the Local.
Together we are slowly starting to build
on the trust and solidarity that 707 once
thrived in, I see it in the Plant I hear it
when I talk to our members, I witness
it at our general membership meetings.
Keep active support for our Local and
our Union, as one we can make remarkable strides and accomplish tremendous
feats.
In Solidarity,
Dave Thomas
President Unifor Local 707
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475 North Service Road East Oakville ON L6H 1A5
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THANK YOU LOCAL 707 MEMBERS
for supporting the staff at Oak-land Ford Lincoln and their families with the
opportunity to provide for them through your hard work and efforts.
We would like to offer all current and retired Ford employees a
special discounted labour rate and 15% off all Ford parts. We also now offer
Free valet service pick up to all Ford employees at The Oakville assembly plant.
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Vice-President’s Report
By Scott McColeman
Firstly, I would like to congratulate all that have put their names forward in the recent
by-elections. Those that were not successful don’t be discouraged. Please stay involved.
I look forward to working with Mark Luey, Mary Ann Durdin, Pasquale Pugliese, Chuck
Paladino, Nadine Wildgen, Gurps Kang and Anton Mesic.
Stop Harper Campaign
Canadians and workers are under attack once again by our very own elected
leaders led by Stephen Harper. Here are
just a few examples: Our Harper Federal
government is in the process of eliminating home delivery. Our economy will
be losing good paying jobs at the same
time Canada Post is making significant
profits. Harper gave Volkswagen over
$500 million to invest in Mexico. How
in the world does throwing our money at
a transnational corporation that does not
build a single car or part in our country,
help its Canadian citizens?
Michael Harris, author “Party of One”
spoke at our Retirees’ meeting on April
13th and again later that evening. The
community was invited where it was a
packed house. Mike Harris was well received by all.
April 28th Day Of Mourning
We had a good turnout at our worker
monument in downtown Oakville. The
Mayor of Oakville and most of Council
attended to pay tribute to workers who
were killed or injured on the job in Canada this past year. All our members in
the plant have been affected one way or
another. We come to work to provide for
our families, not to be injured or killed
on the job. Be safe and look out for one
another.
Benefits Meeting
I attended a benefits meeting at our
Hall along with the reps from the Ford
locals. The meeting was chaired by our
Benefit Rep Mark Sciberras. Later we
all met at Ford Headquarters with Ford
management and representatives of
Green Shield Canada where the union
went over some of our concerns that
have impacted some of our members.
Hydro One Rally
At Queen’s Park
On May 26th, the UPC Committee
along with myself attended the Rally to
fight to stop the Liberal government’s attempt to privatize our public Hydro One.
How soon some of these politicians
forget; they ask for our support then
they forget who voted them in. Now the
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Congratulations to Dave Martin Bryla for
winning the iPad Mini at the Members Dance.
Liberal government wants to privatize
our electricity, something the taxpayers
already own. The cost of electricity will
increase substantially. All you have to
do is look what happened in California a
few years ago with rolling blackouts and
massive price increases. We don’t need
the same thing here.
I ask all to contact your local MPP
to stop the privatization of Hydro One.
It will be a very sad day for work-
ing families in Ontario if this bill is
passed.
New Members Dance
Our Local hosted a Members Dance
on May 9th. We had a great turnout. The
Women’s Committee, our Executive
members and others did a great job setting things up for the event. Kenny and
Brian from Quantum Sound did a great
job with the music. It was a good start
getting things moving forward for all of
our members. More to come.
Canada’s Wonderland
707 Picnic
Close to 1,000 people attended our
Picnic. The weather was a little sketchy
throughout the day, still lots of fun for
all. Some of those rides are not for
everyone let tell me you… like the Behemoth ride was one wild one indeed!
Glad to see our picnic’s back in Canada!
Job well done to Linda Asselin and her
Committee.
WiseChoices
Unifor-McMaster Labour Studies
Certificate Program Graduates 2015
Local 707, Oakville
Name
Michael Allen
Syed Imam
Tahir Khan
Kenneth Small
Paul Therriault
Mustafa Toufexief
Adam Wallace
ID
Certificate
9931920
0634000
9931977
0734008
0934023
9906053
1095485
Basic
Advanced
Advanced
Basic
Basic
Advanced
Basic
Unifor McMaster Graduation
I attended the graduation ceremony
at McMaster University on May 30th.
Congratulations to Michael Allen, Syed
Imam, Tahir Khan, Ken Small, Paul
Therriault, Mustafa Toufexief, Shauna
Canton and Adam Wallace.
They all will be able to apply their
certificate towards a University degree.
Well done!
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I would like to wish everyone a safe
and happy summer. See you all in September.
In Solidarity,
Scott McColeman
[email protected]
Recording Secretary’s Report
By Brett Lefebre
Summer!
The summer shutdown is fast approaching (June 29th-July 3rd) and with all of the days
and hours we have been working, it is a much needed break. This is a time to get out
of that Plant and enjoy your hobbies and family because we all need to have a healthy
balance between our work and home lives.
Meetings
The June membership meeting is being held on the 14th. This will be the
final meeting of the summer. As in past
years, we will not be having a general
membership in July or August but they
will be back on September 20th. If you
haven’t attended a meeting yet I would
like to invite you to come out and gather
with your brothers and sisters as the
leadership gives updates and information about what is going on.
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On Monday September 7th, Local 707
will be participating in the Labour Day
Parade in Hamilton as we have done for
many years. This event is a good opportunity to spend time and socialize with
your co-workers and other labour union
members as we celebrate the labour
movement. At this event, the Local
usually provides everyone who attends
with a T-shirt then after the parade there
is a free BBQ at Dundurn Castle. To
find out more information about this and
other events continue to check the boards
in the Plant, www.uniforlocal707.ca and
Unifor Local 707’s Facebook page.
I would like to finish by thanking and
congratulating the Master Bargaining
Committee which consisted of Dave
Thomas, Bob Scott and Marc Brennan
for negotiating 40 to 50 new premium
jobs for our membership. They were
also able to get some laid off workers in
Windsor back to work.
It’s nice to make gains like this when
we can and to gain some positive momentum going towards next year’s negotiations!
In Solidarity,
Brett Lefebre
QEW
SOUTHDOWN RD.
Financial
Secretary’s
Report
By Nadia
Anton-Collins
Unifor Local 707
Funds For The
Month Ending March 2015
General
Revenue for the period
Expenses for the period
Equity (Deficit) – End
Education
395,175.54 982,105.98
(271,391.09) (779,348.31)
123,784.45 202,757.67
466.70
0.00
466.70
1,369.10
0.00
1,369.10
Sports & Recreation
93.34
(3,550.00)
(3,456.66)
23,223.82
(6,450.00)
16,773.82
Political Education
466.70
(140.47)
326.23
1,369.10
(140.47)
1,228.63
11,569.02
(5,349.17)
6,219.85
11,659.26
(11,375.28)
283.98
New Members Revenue for the period
425.00
(1,885.24)
(1,460.24)
1,245.00
(1,885.24)
(640.24)
3,966.95
(2,405.10)
1,561.85
11,637.35
(2,453.16)
9,184.19
Retirees
Picnic
Building & Building Corp
14,376.55
42,229.96
(29,323.81) (115,944.20)
(14,947.26) (73,714.24)
Watch
1,166.75
(470.57)
696.18
3,422.75
(853.83)
2,568.92
Strike
466.70
(50.00)
416.70
1,369.10
(50.00)
1,319.10
Human Rights Revenue for the period
93.34
0.00
93.34
273.82
0.00
273.82
Womens’ Committee
93.34
0.00
93.34
273.82
0.00
273.82
Total Funds
Respectfully submitted
Nadia Anton-Collins
Financial Secretary
113,794.48161,678.57
Pictured left to right: Nadia Anton-Collins, Gail Jones, Joe Gipp and
Dave Thomas. Joe Gipp was our external auditor for 15 years we want to
wish him a happy retirement and all the best in his future endeavours.
Congratulations to Mike
Palmer for winning Blue Jay
Tickets and a $100 Gift Card
to Ruth’s Chris Steak House
at the Members Dance.
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Plant Chairperson’s Report
Hours of Work
c 20 hour schedule:
c 10 hours on days
c 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and
c 10 hours on afternoons 5:30 p.m. to
4:00 a.m.
Paint, BAMR and Body are on a 24
hour schedule:
c #1 shift 12:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.
c #2 shift 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
c #3 shift 4:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
By Bob Scott
Work Force
c Current roll number is 4,825 plus 95
TPTs.
Laid Off Workers
c At the present time there are no workers on layoff.
New Job Postings
Due to the complexity of the new Edge
multi launch our Plant Manager (Brent
Merritt) and Assistant Plant Manager
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Family & Cosmetic Dentistry
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Office
Hours
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
9:00am
9:00am
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9:00am
9:00am
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6:00pm
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Free Parking
QEW
FAMILY PRACTICE/WALK-IN MEDICAL CLINIC & PHARMACY
(Ron Prahin)
has agreed to
post for a new
offsite Repair
Centre to assist with timely delivery of
the vehicles to our customers. Oakville
Assembly is undertaking to insource
the small tool repair operation and has
agreed to post six positions in the 369B
classification. The following jobs were
posted on May 26, 2015:
(6) 369B – Small Tool Repair – Final
Plant Services
(2) 389B – Stock Chaser – Final area
(10) 323B – Chassis – Driver New
Vehicles – Repair Centre
(10) 352B – Chassis repair – Repair
Centre
(12) 358B – Trim repair – Repair Centre
(2) 368B – Shipper – Repair Centre
Currently we are working on the entire
new jobs that need to be posted throughout the Plant due to the multi-launch of the
Edge and ask for your patience. It is our
full intention to make sure that no members in the MSC are disadvantaged or reduced from the MSC due to the unstable
relocating of jobs during the launch. As I
have stated in previous reports new jobs
going into the MSC will be posted departmentally and the members belonging
to that department will have the right to
bid first and foremost, excluding any jobs
named in Exhibit “B” which will be posted Bargaining Unit Wide.
Ford and Auto Council
On April 13, 14 and 15, 2015, I attended both Ford Council and Auto
Council where we had some discussion
and strategy around 2016 Bargaining.
Several of our Union members from
other locations at GM, Chrysler and
Ford are very concerned about the future
of their plants and the fact that they have
no new product or investment coming to
their Canadian operation.
Ford Oakville has a different tale of
the tape with a strong second quarter;
Ford Edge sales increased 65 per cent –
Best April on record, Ford Flex sales increased four per cent and Lincoln MKT
sales increased 94 per cent at Oakville.
We must continue to build the best quality and deliver the vehicles on time for
customer satisfaction.
Parking Lot
On May 22nd, 2015 the Risk Manager, Gord Stevenson, posted another
notice to All Employees regarding the
Vehicle Parking Lot:
May 22th, 2015
TO:
All Employees
SUBJECT: Vehicle Parking Lots
Effective immediately, all vehicle parking
lots at Gates 2 and 12 have been reopened and the Ford/Non-Ford parking
policy is re-instated. As a reminder, the
Non-Ford parking area for Gate 12 was
relocated to the area south of the first
driveway entrance on the Canadian
Road as you enter from Royal Windsor
Drive. The Gate 2 area was relocated
to the parking spaces surrounding the
building with new Edge banner that is
visible from the QEW. (Please see the
map on the back of this sheet for exact
locations).
Ford Family Vehicles will be provided
preferred parking. These designated
areas will be closest to the main points
of entry of the buildings (Gates 2, 4, 12,
and 17).
Ford Family Vehicle brands include:
c Ford
c Volvo
c Mercury
c Lincoln
c Mazda
Volvo and Mazda are included with Ford
vehicles
cNon-Ford Family vehicles must park in
designated general parking areas as
specified on posted signs
cHandicapped & Expectant Mother
parking spaces are signed and located
near plant entrances
cNote: Expectant Mother Parking is
by permit only
cA permit can be attained through
the Safety office
cUnauthorized vehicles will be tagged
and towed
c Motorcycles and bicycles will continue
to be permitted to park in designated
areas
Vehicles not parked in the
appropriate designated areas:
First offence – Vehicle will be
tagged and logged
Second Offence – Vehicle will be
tagged & towed off property
All costs related to moving/removing vehicles
is the responsibility of the vehicle’s owner.
Thank you for your cooperation!
Gord Stevenson,
Risk Manager
Our membership is on record that we
do not support the Company’s policy on
segregated parking. This is the Company’s policy not ours.
Flexible Manufacturing
Language
As an elected Representative to the
Leadership of Local 707 I am well aware
that I am always under scrutiny from our
members and will not be able to make
each and every member happy. My goal
is now and always has been to represent
our members to the best of my ability
and govern within the guide lines of our
collective agreement understanding that
the decisions made by the Leadership
will not always be the popular choice.
Recently it has been brought to my
attention that there is a disgruntled member who is making inaccurate comments
on Facebook about the Oakville Leadership and Steward calls not being done.
I personally would like to thank the
Leadership as a whole for the hard work
and dedication they give each and every
day to this membership.
I am going to remind the membership of the Flexible Manufacturing
Agreement negotiated in 2002 where we
agreed to give up our Union Stewards.
Also I would like to point out for those
who do not know, the Union structure in
Oakville was changed in 2004 bargaining
and the new structure implemented in
2008 to follow the St. Thomas structure
going to full-time Committeepersons.
In Oakville, we gave up our rights to
have automatic off line Union calls and
left it to the discretion of the supervisor to
determine whether or not the nature of the
Union call was serious enough to allow a
Committeeperson to take the call off line.
It is my belief that during 2016 bargaining this Local needs to make proper
Union Representation a priority to better
represent our members.
Tim Horton’s
It’s finally here after the cafeteria service was closed for over a year. It’s finally up and running. Looks great!
We are in continuous meetings with
Labour Relations to make sure the #1 shift
also gets the service they deserve. I met
with Gillian Briscoe (Human Resources
Manager) with concerns that the #1 shift
has no cafeteria service whatsoever. We
need to fix this problem whether through
extended hours of Tim Horton’s or cart
service. This issue must be a priority!
Elections
I would like to take this time to congratulate all the newly elected representatives in the Plant and thank those who
put their names forward for nomination.
Also a special welcome to Mark Luey,
newly elected Skilled Trades Chairperson. I am looking forward to working
with you in the future.
Policy Change
Brothers and Sisters, on Friday May
29, 2015, Gillian Briscoe (Human Resource Manager) and Virginia Swindall
(Labour Relations Supervisor) notified
me they will be arranging a meeting with
the In-Plant Committee upon my return
from vacation on June 8, 2015 to notify the Union of the Company’s intention to change the penalty of possession
of Drugs or Alcohol in the work place
from 28 days and final notice to automatic termination. Over the past year,
drugs and alcohol use in our work place
has become uncontrollable The In-Plant
Committee has been spending numerous
hours assisting members who have been
caught with possession of drugs and/or
alcohol in the work place.
Several of our members have voiced
their concern and dissatisfaction to both
the Union Leadership and Labour Relations about their personal safety and are
demanding the Union Leadership deal with
this issue or they will involve the Ministry
of Labour (MOL). Your Union Leadership
does not condone drugs and alcohol in
the work place and is also very concerned
about the safety of all of our members.
If you are a member with an addiction
and in need of assistance, We can Help
You.
Contact your Employee Assistance
Program Coordinator for your confidential assistance before it’s too late.
Trevor Mason (EAP) or Jeff Watson
(Alternate EAP)
Office: 905-845-2511 ext. 3277
Cell:905-467-3008.
Sumer Vacation Shutdown
Our summer shutdown this year is only
one week, Monday June 29th, 2015 returning Sunday, July 5th, 2015. Take this
opportunity to relax, enjoy and have a
safe and happy holiday with your family.
Bob Scott
OAC Plant Chairperson
Unifor Local 707
Skilled Trades Chairperson’s Report
My first report as your newly elected
Chairperson will be a brief one.
I want to start by thanking all the
Skilled Trades for showing their confidence in me by electing me even though
my absence from the office has been
lengthy! I can assure you my resolve
is as great today as it was when I was
elected in the past! The concerns you
shared with me as I walked the floor has
inspired me to make the necessary changes, and I will work hard to address each
and every issue.
I would also like to congratulate
Chuck Paladino who was elected as
Committeeperson and Anton Mesic
as Alternate Committeeperson. I look
forward to working with both of them
as well as the rest of the other Skilled
Trades representatives to make the life
of the skilled trades a better one at OAC!
The membership is always the first concern!
I would like to wish Gary Ensell great
success in his new position and I look
forward to working with him in the future!
By Mark Luey
they can hire and what the Labour Department is saying is going to be hired
plant wide!
In Closing
This is always the hardest part of writing a report when you have to include the
passing of an active member. On May
13, 2015 Jose “JOE” Dias passed away
at a very young age. A millwright in
OAC Bodyshop, he was described to me
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Appendix T
Due to a letter of agreement, all
electricians will be afforded maximum
hours for a six month period commencing June 1, 2015. I have been meeting
with Body Shop management to understand their intention to this agreement
and a way of working with it for the
unions benefit. All other Skilled Trades
will be offered maximum hours not
withstanding window work or Appendix T for a three month period. It is very
important the established process continues during this period as the union
continually stresses the merits of work
ownership.
Hiring
I have been spending a lot of time
with the departments trying to understand their manpower needs and lack
thereof. The hiring process seems to
have stalled somewhat but I am meeting
with Labour Relations to get it moving
once again. There is a meeting set up
with all the departments, labour relations, the plant manpower person and
myself to finalize the numbers each
department has to hire. There seems to
be some confusion on some of the department heads as to how many people
by someone
as everyone’s
hero. May his
family always
remember him
as that, just as
we will!
Respectfully,
Mark Luey
Unifor Local 707
Skilled Trades Chairperson
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707 Retirees’ Chapter Report
By Charlie Goode,
Chairperson
This will be the last 707 Reporter prior
to the summer break, the July and August closure. I would like to wish everyone a safe and happy vacation. See you
all at the Retirees meeting in September.
On May 13, 2015, the National office
called a Retirees Leadership Meeting at
Local 88 in Ingersoll. This yearly meeting
was to bring the Retirees Membership up
to date on the Retirees National Executive
accomplishments and what the National
is working on for the rest of the year and
the theme for the Unifor Retirees Conference. The National’s main interest is the
Dates To Remember
SEPTEMBER
Wednesday, Sept. 16
Retirees’ Membership Meeting
OCTOBER
Wednesday, Oct. 21
Saturday, Oct. 24
Retirees’ Honour Roll Dinner and Dance
NOVEMBER
Wednesday, Nov. 18
DECEMBER
Wednesday, Dec. 16
defeat of the
Harper Government. The
main interest
of the Retirees
auto section of
Unifor is the return of PCOLA.
All of the Elections for delegates to
our affiliate’s conventions are over. Arnie and Kenny will attend the United
Senior Citizens of Ontario and the Canadian Union of Retirees Congress. We
will have 14 delegates attending the Unifor Retirees Conference.
The Chapter has nominated Brother
Hicks for Retiree of the Year.
Four members will be elected to attend the National Pensioners Federation
Convention at our June meeting.
The Spring Honour Roll Dinner and
Dance was another success! The Fall
Dance will be held on October 24, 2015.
In Solidarity,
Charlie Goode
Chairperson
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George Madgwick
Harald Frandsen
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Retirees’ Sport And Recreation Report
Dear Brothers and Sisters
A warm welcome to everyone from your winter vacations.
It was cold again this year with plenty of snow!
On Saturday, April 25, 2015, our Dinner Dance was very
successful. Guests were pleased with the new seating selection as there was no waiting outside!
Doors opened at 5:30 p.m., you entered and then you went
to sit at your table. I received positive comments on this system we introduced and will continue for the next Dinner
Dance.
The Honour Roll was given to Brother Mike Johnson, a
good friend of mine and well deserved Mike!
Just to remind you that our Golf League is in full swing.
We started our season late in April due to the long winter
and we are very happy being together again. This is our 11th
Year in the League!
By Val Bodiroga Tai-Chi is still held every
Thursday at 10:00 a.m. and is
open to all. It’s nice to see familiar faces each week and welcome
anyone new who wishes to come
out and join us.
Brother Hardy Jaap is organizing another fantastic trip! If you
are interested give him a call at 905-878-4920. You are doing an excellent job, Brother Hardy! Thank you.
The next Fall Dance for the Honour Roll will be held on
Saturday, October 24th, 2015.
See you there!
Sincerely yours,
Val Bodiroga
Travel Report
By Hardy Jaap
Once again 25 Brothers and Sisters,
Relatives and Friends of Local 707
escaped our winter weather for a two
week vacation to the Dominican Republic.
This year we left on the 27th of
January and returned on the 10th of
February 2015.
We again chose to stay in the BlueBay Hotel in Puerto Plata.
Unlike the year before, the first
week of our stay, it rained for three
days.
Two days before the end of our
vacation we experienced a terrific
thunderstorm.
But all in all I can report that all of
us had a great time.
Most of us took trips to explore the
island. Some of us took a trip to see
how the locals live. I think this trip
made us aware of the fact that we live
in the greatest country in the world!
TOLL FREE NUMBERS TO KEEP HANDY
Local 707 Office
1-800-313-8707
Local Calling Area: 905-844-9451
Fax: 905-844-0027
Unifor
National Office
(from 905/519/613/705 calling areas):
1-800-268-5763
Unifor Legal Service
1-800-465-9701
Call Collect: 0-905-842-3101
Fax: 905-842-1389
Credit Union
Oakville Office: 905-845-3441 / 1-877-894-6625
Brampton Office: 905-790-0344 / 1-877-889-4662
W.S.I.B.
Hamilton Office: 1-800-263-8488
Green Shield Enquiries
1-800-265-5615
The Ford Benefit Centre
1-866-376-9501
Fax: 1-877-891-5369
LOCAL 707 61st
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25, 2015
Congratulations to
Frank Varga on 34.9
years of service.
Pictured with
Dave Thomas.
Congratulations to
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Pictured with
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Congratulations to Tim Michell on his Retirement. Pictured with Joe
Benfeitinho and Paul Babineau.
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Retirees’ Editorial Committee Report
By Ken Robertson
Do We Care?
We sure live in a mixed up world where contradictions are the norm.
For example:
c In North America a child’s life is
priceless but in war-torn nations a
child’s life is worthless.
c The death of a policeman warrants
a state funeral and a call for tougher crime legislation but the death of
a worker warrants a small article on
page 26 of the local paper and a call
from business for less regulations.
c The top 100 CEOs get an annual wage
of $9 million per year with no outcry
from business but the average worker is lucky to gross $47,000 per year
with business saying they may move
to Mexico because labour costs are
cheaper.
c A Canadian mother complains about
the quality and cost of a dress for her
12-year old daughter that was made
by a 12-year old daughter of a mother
in the Far East.
c A bank will deny a loan to a single
mom at six per cent interest but gladly
give the single mom a credit card with
22 per cent interest.
c The Canadian government hires
watchdogs to oversee government-run
agencies and then fires them for doing
their job when exposing wrongdoings.
c We expect to shower and drink clean
water yet everyday children in a thirdworld countries shower in and drink
water that we wouldn’t put on our
lawns.
c Insurance companies who collect high
rates/fees but do whatever is possible
to deny a claim.
In most cases, contradictions are a
matter of convenience (it’s okay for me
but not for you). That applies to human
values as well.
We like to think that we care about the
less fortunate but in reality, because of
our busy lives or the media coverage (or
lack of) we choose to ignore the plight
of others. We may dismiss the inequities
in society until reality hits home. With a
loss of a job or a serious illness we will
hope that governments, businesses and
our fellow human beings will be concerned about our misfortune and care a
little.
WALL OF SHAME
Shame on ...Harper’s
Conservatives for spending $13 million to
promote the pre-election budget. Many
programs cut by this government could
have used these funds.
Shame on ...The Provincial Liberal
Government and Premier Wynne for
proceeding with the privatization of Hydro
One. Private means profit – Hydro rates
are too high now. Remember the 407?
Shame on ...U.S. President
Obama for supporting the Trans Pacific
Partnership with 12 countries including
Canada. Just another good trade deal
for corporations and a bad one for
protecting good paying jobs.
Shame on ...The Pan Am games
organizers for buying 60,000 polo
shirts from China where the logo design
came off in the wash. “Made in Canada
Matters.”
Shame on ...Shame on Federal
Finance Minister Joe Oliver for saying our
grandchildren will deal with the future
hit on Ottawa’s financial resources from
increased tax-free savings accounts
being offered now. Hopefully Joe, you only
have 5 more months then you can collect
your gold plated pension.
Shame on ...The Federal
government for proposing to allow
armed US Border Guards to be posted
in Canada and be granted immunity from
prosecution in Canada.
Shame on ...On the Federal
Conservatives for refusing to participate
in debates on CBC (French and English),
CTV and Global in the upcoming October
federal election. The Opposition should
hold the debates regardless and have
an empty chair that represents the
Conservatives.
Zone 5 Chassis A-Shift
Committeeperson’s Report
By Marc Brennan
The population in the Plant continues to grow. I want to welcome all of the people
recently hired full time as well as our summer students.
It is important to recognize and remember that we are one of the few auto assembly plants that have been able to expand
our production and work force in Canada.
Many other locations like our brothers
and sisters working in the Oshawa plants
are struggling with layoffs and trying to
secure more product and investment.
Tim Horton’s
After much discussion and persistence by
the In-Plant Committee we have finally
had the grand opening of Tim Horton’s.
The location is at the old Bloor Street
cafeteria at column M14 of the main
Plant. This has been a long time coming.
Our members have gone too long without a quality food vendor in the Plant so
this is a welcomed improvement.
Incentive Grievance
In May our President Dave Thomas
filed a section 49 with the Ministry of
Labour to secure an arbitration date for
the incentive grievances filed January
25th, 2013. A date will be set shortly for
arbitration. This had to be done because
the Company did not seem interested in
finding a mutually agreed date to deal
with the grievance. By filing a section
49, it expedites the process so we can
come to a resolve for those members affected in a more reasonable time frame.
Allocations
There have been many rumours and
questions about allocations of pending
post. The process to allocate the senior pending post in the Plant was a huge
undertaking because of the sure volume of
pending post and jobs that they are contractually able to be allocated too. At the time
of writing this article, the finishing touches
should be put on this process and a member of management should be informing
those that have been allocated. Upon being allocated, you will have departmental
rights. This will allow you to be able to bid
on departmental job ads for the department
that you have been allocated to as well as
bargaining unit wide job ads.
Pay Issues
It seems that there has once again
been an increase in pay discrepancies. It
is your supervisor’s job to pay you the
correct amount of hours. If you are short
hours on your pay it is your supervisor’s
responsibility to correct the pay issue.
Anyone who is five or more hours short
on your pay may request an imprest
cheque as per page 47 of exhibit B of our
collective agreement.
Elections
I would like to thank all the candidates in the recent by-election for having
the courage to put your name forward.
To those of you who were successful in
your election I look forward to working
with you.
Chassis Job Stations
As many of you know firsthand there
are many improvements that need to be
done in order to have your job stations
properly set up. The final area committee has been having ongoing meetings
bringing your issues forward in order to
get the issues dealt with. The fact is the
issues are not getting fixed as fast as we
would all like. We will continue to push
the company to have concerns and issues
addressed.
Substance Abuse
The Company has had several com-
plaints about
illegal
substance abuse
on company property. The Company is
not taking the complaints lightly and has
been actively watching their property for
anyone they believe to be using illegal
substances. It is important to know that
our Local Union has an EAP (Employee
Family Assistance Program) coordinator
Trevor Mason. Anyone who is having
issues with any type of substance abuse
and needs help, Trevor will be able to
provide you the resources. Trevor can be
reached at (905) 845-2511 ext. 3277 or
on his cell at (905) 467-3008.
Summer Shutdown
As posted by the Company in February our summer shutdown is Monday
June 29th, 2015 to Sunday July 5th,
2015. With the amount of hours our
membership has been working during
this year, a week off to relax and enjoy
the summer is much needed. All indications are we will be full out production
for the remainder of the year.
In Solidarity,
Marc Brennan
Chair of Committee Council
[email protected]
289-681-7654
905-845-2511 ext 3335
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Health And Safety Report
By
Emil
Mike
and
Mesic Gibson
#2 Shift
#3 Shift
Turning Up The Heat In Many Ways!
We would (again) like to welcome even more new employees to
Oakville Assembly Complex. Our numbers seem to be growing
every month which is great news for the Canadian auto manufacturing sector, and shows Canada is still one of the best places
in the world to assemble vehicles. With Skilled Trades transfers,
newly hired employees and summer students, our workforce has
become considerably younger and more diverse. We hope and
wish you all the best and as Unifor members and Ford employees, you remain injury free, healthy, successful and prosperous.
You have a major role to play in your own personal health and
safety, as you will find out very soon if you have not already.
As the summer months approach let’s look at what the past
spring has sprung at OAC.
Injuries And Near Misses
Sadly there were a number of noteworthy serious injuries to
our Unifor Local 707 brothers and sisters.
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A worker sustained a serious fracture in mid-May when he
slipped, stepping off a conveyor onto the floor in the Body
Shop. His injuries warranted contacting the MOL. He was in
the hospital for many days and now is at home recovering. We
ask you to keep him in your thoughts and prayers for a full and
quick recovery. In this case, the stair access used in the Body
Shop did not meet the correct standards. Another incident had a
worker in the Material Sequencing Centre injured substantially by falling rack parts. Along with these injuries there were a
slew of first aid visits and near misses. A trailer lost part of its
back end in a dock, stock was falling off shelves in the “still in
progress” MSC and forklifts ran into columns and each other
in various locations in the Plants. With four main locations and
two off site locations, there is plenty of opportunity for injury if
standards are ignored, safety practices are skipped, people are
not trained correctly and others are not safety focused. We are
always only one step away from a fatality or critical injury and
as the pace of the launch ramps up so does the likelihood of bad
things happening if we are not vigilant in all health and safety
related tasks and categories.
The first step in protecting yourself is knowing and understanding the hazards of your job through proper training, instruction and supervision. Understanding your rights as workers to know about hazards, participate in health and safety and
refuse unsafe work is another key in ensuring you do not become a statistic. Report safety concerns, injuries, near misses
and incidents to your supervisor. Make sure your union reps are
also aware of your concerns if they are not quickly resolved.
The JH&SC (Joint Health and Safety Committee) is always
only a phone call away to help.
Ministry Of Labour (MOL)
And Oakville Fire Department Activity
The MOL came in to do a number of tests related to Electro
Magnetic Fields (EMFs) in some of the Plant’s electrical substations in late April which resulted in a number of orders written related to warning workers who may have active, implantable electronic medical devices. The MOL will be returning to
conduct further testing this summer in other areas including
some of the high density quick charge areas. The Deputy Minister of Labour and the Chief Prevention Officer also visited the
Plant in late May in order to get a better understanding of some
of the complexities and strategies in Joint Health and Safety
Committee functions and health and safety integration in the
manufacturing process. The Oakville Fire Department visited
the site on our request based on our concerns with fire route access around the facility and the constant blockage of fire lanes
by both finished units and truck trailers. Orders were also writHealth And Safety Report – Continued on Page 24
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and no one is prepared to help you, you may enact your rights
under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
ten and there will be increasing vigilance in this matter. Nevertheless, this issue always seems to creep up as space is always
at a premium. We ask those drivers who drive vehicles around
the facility to not put cars in the fire lanes. If there is nowhere to
put the vehicle other than the fire lane, then call your supervisor
for further direction.
The Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
(WHMIS) legislation gives workers a right to know about the
chemicals they use in the workplace. Employers and chemical suppliers need to ensure concise information is available
on the products they sell and users have a right to know about
the hazards and protective measures associated with the chemicals they work with. Workplace labels on decanted products,
supplier labels on containers and Material Safety Data Sheets
(MSDSs) round out the information circle. We have had Eureka Educators do an annual inspection of the work place for
many years and many non-conformances are found especially
in respect to chemicals that are stored in maintenance cribs and
lockers. If you have a workplace chemical in your possession,
it must be a Ford approved product that has a Ford Tox number.
Each chemical storage cabinet ought to have a list of supplies
found inside of it as well as MSDSs available nearby that can be
easily accessed. We will be continuing to audit these cabinets
and purging non-conforming chemicals as they are found. If
you do have chemicals that need to be removed, please contact
your supervisor who in turn will have the containers shipped
out to the drum pad for proper environmental disposal. Everyone can do their part by demanding to have the MSDSs for the
products they use given to them BEFORE commencing work.
The Ministry of Labour (MOL) proposes to amend the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) and the Workplace
Hazardous Materials Information System Regulation to implement the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and
Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) The MOL’s proposed amendments will reflect the final Hazardous Products Regulations.
Ontario proposes to provide for a lengthy transition period
– until June 2017 – for full implementation of the GHS. The
Ford Motor Company is however moving forward with the implementation of the Globally Harmonized System and you will
begin to see slightly different looking SDSs in the near future.
Any questions in relation to this should be referred through the
proper channels (supervisor, union reps, JH&SC).
Launch Related Items
We are still picking up the pieces of many of the open launch
related issues that seem to take forever to resolve. There are
open issues throughout the facility and at the offsite locations.
If your issue is still unresolved, please ensure we know about it.
If you have used the AIMs or yellow card process, your issues
are solely with management and not the JH&SC. There will be
changes coming related to stock relocation from the MSC and
Body Shops as well as the door lines and insourcing areas. Be
on the lookout for changes in your workstations and if something is not safe, contact the correct people starting with supervision and working your way up the chain.
E-Cigarettes
It was only a matter of time before the issue of e-cigarettes
would come to the forefront at OAC. Although not yet deemed
illegal under Ontario law (that is coming…) these e-cigarettes
have been prohibited in Ford USA facilities for years. The Human Resources Department put the new policy out in April prohibiting their use inside the facility.
Energy Control And Power Lockout (ECPL) Training
We have discussed this issue in past articles, but the Company has finally moved on upgrading the ECPL training. All
employees will be receiving the new ECPL training in the next
year. The training is broken down into training for those employees who actually need to use ECPL and those who do not.
A detailed ECPL program for authorized employees will contain information on the latest ECPL standards, including ECSPMT (Energy Control for Setup and Permitted Minor Tasks)
and ECPL placarding diagrams. For all others there will be a
short ECPL Awareness module that will explain the basics of
the ECPL program.
Heat Stress
At the time of writing (late May) we are finally getting into
the warmer weather, which will eventually bring the stifling
heat we endure almost every summer. We want to remind
everyone that exposure to heat affects everyone differently
and the heat stress guidelines will not be protective enough for
everyone. Each one of us will need to evaluate our own personal condition when the heat is on. It’s much like exposure to the
sun. If you take ten people and expose them equally to the rays
of the sun, each will be affected differently. The guidelines are
there to try and protect workers in general and there is no exact
temperature to refer to. Additional water and rest periods are
based on measurements taken by the WBGT (Wet Bulb Globe
Thermometer) and are set by the ACGIH guidelines which are
used by the Ministry of Labour. If you are feeling the effects of
the heat, notify your supervisor or team leader and ask for additional cool down time or go to first aid if necessary. The Plant
is in the evaluation mode for its facilities related to heat stress
preparation. Finally, if you believe you are being endangered
WHMIS-GHS
Second Stage Safety Concerns And Work Refusals
There have been 21 work refusals so far this year and 19
Second Stage Safety Concerns. This is almost double over last
year at the same time. The pace has slowed somewhat but reflects some of the problems encountered during the launch. As
always, make sure your supervisor is well aware of your safety
issues if at all possible.
PMHV Licenses Up To date
If you are driving a PMHV, check your license. If it is out of
date let your supervisor know, as driving without a valid license
is a violation of Ford’s PMHV policy. Don’t drive without one!
Ongoing Issues
We could fill volumes with the number of open and unresolved issues. There are two full time Health and Safety representatives for the entire site! We are doing our best to keep
up which has required our alternates on the floor with us for
the past number of months. That has unfortunately ended and
we are back to the status quo of one union Health and Safety
representative per shift. Your patience is appreciated!
In Solidarity,
Emil Mesic, Mike Gibson, Todd Caird, John Mullin
Employment Equity Report
By
Lina
Stacy
and
Rondeau Pooler
Employment Alternate
EquityEmployment
Rep
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Prohibitive Grounds
Good day, once again brothers and sisters we are finally getting
a chance to enjoy some nice weather. Lucky us!!!! I’m writing this article in the midst of numerous issues going on in the
Plant and I must reiterate a few rules of conduct to try to keep
our members from getting themselves into trouble. First and
foremost, Unifor and Ford will not condone any form of discrimination or harassment and just for a refresher here are the
prohibitive grounds:
Race, color, ancestry, place of origin, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed (religion), sex (pregnancy), sexual orientation, age,
marital or family status, disability and record of offence.
We all want to come to work to have a relatively good day
and not be subjected to harassment from our coworkers. I can’t
stress enough the importance of following these guidelines;
zero tolerance is exactly that... Zero.
I reported at the May union meeting that graffiti is on the rise.
Why do people do this; I call it Facebook in the john wth!!!! If
you get caught, you will be charged with destruction of Company property and depending on what you write, it could also
be an Appendix O violation. If you see any inappropriate graffiti please notify someone so we can have it removed.
I also wanted to reach out to any person who is being sub-
jected to any form of unwanted attention, especially our sisters.
If you are one of these people, please know that you can tell
the person to stop. If you do not have the ability to do this then
this office is here to assist you. Plus you also have your Committeeperson and my favourite is when a coworker sees what’s
going on and steps in to help.
I also need to mention the use of social communication such
as email, texting, and other online forums, if they are used to
convey vexatious or discriminatory comments about another
worker to diminish his/her potential for respectful workplace,
this could also be grounds for a complaint. We need to get the
message out there: Any form of discrimination/harassment is
unacceptable and no one deserves this treatment. Please look
out for each other.
In closing, the Equity office would like to wish everyone a
great summer. Be safe and have fun.
“Two things define you. Your patience when you have nothing and your attitude when you have everything.”
In Solidarity,
Lina Rondeau
Alternate Stacy Pooler
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For Help Or Information (Confidential)
Many members are negatively affected by addiction, directly or through members of their families.
Asking for help is difficult. The EFAP can assist you with this. The EFAP office is a confidential resource
dealing with more than addiction and it finds members the necessary assistance to get well.
If you have questions and/or need assistance, don’t hesitate to call.
Your well-being is our primary concern and confidentiality is our priority.
Contact: In the Plant: 845-2511 Ext. 3277
Union Office: 844-9451
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IT’S YOUR CHOICE
Union In Politics Committee Report
By Iain Fleming
A Proverbial Web Of Lies
Provincial Regulation and DeRegulation
So which one is it? As the Kathleen
Wynne government continues its trend
of contradicting its policy trends, we see
a government body that is picking and
choosing which side of the economic
pendulum it chooses to be on while attempting to reshape the Ontario economy and provincial revenue streams.
Liquor Sales Distribution
Shake Up
The new regulations that are being
entrenched on the Beer Store conglomeration (established in 1920 following
prohibition), the breakup of its monopoly here in Ontario and the Provincial
governments approach to dealing with
this matter has been less then forthright.
The watershed moment on this particular
issue began around Christmas time when
Premier Wynne stated she had received
complaints the micro-brewers were
unhappy with the lack of their product
availability on the Beer Stores shelves.
Media jumped on board and began publishing a historical account of the Beer
Stores’ monopoly and foundational beginnings and the sweet deal it received
when the deal was forged with the Provincial government at the time. Then the
Provincial government, based on the
dissatisfaction of the micro-brewers on
the Beer Store concessions of accommodating their products, issued a statement
that a full investigative process was to
take place to look at the terms and franchise fees paid by foreign investors Molson, Coors and Labatt (I guess what goes
around comes around after these same
brewers closed several Canadian Breweries after the purchase of Molson and
Labatt by Coors U.S). Kathleen Wynne,
in my view, was looking for nothing but
a money grab from day one and was tac-
tically deceptive in its
regulation of
this industry.
As a result,
a huge franchise fee will be levied on
the Beer Store monopoly while new
alcohol distribution contracts will be
issued to thousands of grocers. Although
these actions have been justified due
to the four main grocers in Ontario being unionized the reality is these policy
changes will likely result in the loss of
good paying union jobs at the Beer Store
in exchange for an increase in jobs in
low paying retail grocery store positions.
Don’t get me wrong micro-brewers have
been tapped out when it comes to shelf
space under the current distribution arrangement of which needed a serious
re-consignment and re-adjustment of its
merchandiser user fees, but the way the
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ill thought out, deceiving, manipulative
and counter intuitive. What, as a result
of these changes, would stop the Provincial government from selling its LCBO
outlets after not one outcry was made
by the general public or media over the
risks these changes to liquor distribution
may have on the accessibility of these
product to minors? After all, tight provincial oversight over the distribution of
alcohol has been one of the major stumbling blocks to previous governments’
attempts to sell the much treasured and
highly profitable LCBO in exchange for
a short term revenue infusion. One need
only look to the sale of the 407 as an example of a taxpayer investment that was
sold for a fire sale price at a cost to taxpayers of billions of dollars and resulted
in huge user charges that have been
un-proportionately levied for the purpose of expanding the foreign buyer’s
never satisfied profit margins.
Sale Of Hydro One
As the Provincial government tightens
regulations on the liquor industry here
in Ontario one need only to raise their
left hand in a mirror to see the direction
the government is taking on one of Ontario’s crown corporations, Hydro One.
Responsible for supplying 97 per cent of
Ontario’s energy, a value in the billions
and with nearly $800 million in operating
profit revenue streaming into provincial
treasuries each year, the Kathleen Wynne
government has decided it is a good time
to sell. Up to 60 per cent of Hydro One
will be sold to foreign investors, pension
funds, hedge funds etc. in an effort to balance the upcoming budget and expand
transit in the GTA. Although the government has stated it will retain control of
voting rights these rights will be severely
diluted and compromised to please and
attract investors’ capital in the promise
of healthy capital return on their investments. It is in no doubt the Provincial
governments de-regulation, whether they
admit it or not, will lead to an increase to
consumer fees and power shortages as
our energy is transferred to private control and the new owners bid to meet their
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Kate Penkett and myself attended the
Ontario Federation of Labour Women’s
Conference the weekend of May 1st to
the 3rd held in Port Elgin. All unions
under the OFL were in attendance.
The theme of the conference was
“One Woman Can Make a Difference
but Together We Can Rock the World.”
They spoke on the upcoming Federal election and the issues important to
us as women: Pay Equity, Childcare,
Violence Against Women, Affordable
Housing were some of the issues we
discussed.
We also discussed the need to get
out in our communities and support
like-minded candidates and make sure
we talk about the issues to family,
friends and co-workers. We had many
guest speakers from all of the unions as
well as Sid Ryan President of the OFL.
We all need to get out and vote this
October and get rid of Harper!
Thank you to the Executive of Unifor
Local 707 for allowing us to attend.
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Kate or myself or the Equity office. It is
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bullying is unacceptable in our workplace and communities.
In closing this is the last Reporter before our summer shut down. There are
no union meetings the months of July
and August. The Women’s Committee
would like to wish the membership and
their families a safe and fun filled summer.
Our Women’s Committee meetings
start again in September, one hour prior
to every general meeting. All Sisters are
welcome to come.
In solidarity and peace,
Jan Smith and Kate Penkett
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By Linda Asselin
We held our 61st annual picnic at Canada’s Wonderland
and it was a great day to be
together with our families
and coworkers.
The day started off with
the sun and ohhh... how the
heavens opened up! So, we
ended up showering again, played in the puddles and
had a good time with our kids. We were able to move
some of the food into the dome tent to ensure the food
and members would stay dry. Everyone was patient and
the staff at Wonderland were very accommodating.
There were a few hiccups being our first year. Your
Picnic Committee is busy working out details for next
year to make it even more
successful. The ticket
sales will be smoother
and more information will
be attached to the ticket
packages purchased so
everyone will have all the
details for the picnic day.
The smiles on the
kids’ faces when they received their toys made
it all worthwhile! With
face painting, henna tattoos and drawings there was something for
everyone to receive a keepsake. The early
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positive feedback about the food so thanks to Wonderland for a great lunch!
I would like to thank the Picnic Committee (Wayne
Dort, Pasquale Pugliese, Kinderpal Sidhu and Sue Teepell) for their hard work in trying to get as many sales
done and to inform as many members as possible. The
volunteers are always appreciated and we could not do
it without all the time and effort they put in. So a big
thank you to all. A special thank you to Carol our Administrative Assistant at Local 707. She kept the ticket
sales straight at the Hall and was a great help to myself
with the prize donations and clerical needs. I would
also like to say thank you to Rita (former Picnic Chair).
I couldn’t have done it without you and your special
picnic binder! Also to Roger and Judy Elley, with your
experience that dates back to before Crystal Beach, 47
years you are irreplaceable and are my anchors!
With so many new members added to our Local it
was difficult to get Master numbers during our sales
and also at registration. At
next year’s picnic we will
only be accepting union
cards during registration.
It is important for all our
members to have a valid
union card. This can be
used for meetings, voting
and picnic day. So if you
don’t have a valid card
ask your reps in the Plant
or go to the union hall and
have one made.
I will be looking into more fun activities
for our picnic next year but as for this year a
good time was had by all!
In Solidarity,
Linda Asselin
Picnic Chairperson
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runner up division. 28
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To Unifor Local 707,
Regarding the award in Jim Hughey’s
name.
I would like to thank Dave Thomas
and Roy DeMatos for taking the time
to make arrangements for having an
award in Jim’s name.
Jim was a dedicated hockey player at
707. He would attend every tournament
possible and represent our local to a high
standard. I think Jim was the best player
to ever come out of our local.
Jim’s family and myself attended
the hockey banquet. Jim’s wife Debbie
presented the trophy for Rookie of the
Year, to Logan Beattie the grandson
of one of our old and late players Phil
Beattie. And it was fitting that the first
time the trophy in Jim’s name was presented to Logan his grandson.
Jim would have really appreciated the
idea of the award being named after him.
I would like to thank that Sports
Chairman and his committee for making it possible.
Thanking you again,
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impact that your contributions are having on patients
and staff. While reading the Donor Report, we hope
you take pride in the many accomplishments that are
profiled including: The purchase of essential equipment needed for innovative, minimally invasive cardiac surgery at Hamilton General Hospital; the completion of the Essentials for Excellence campaigns
for the Hematology and Oncology Inpatient Units at
Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre; the achievement of reaching 90 per cent of our $6.5 million goal
for the McMaster Children’s Enabling Dreams Campaign; and the completion of the CADCAM campaign for superior prosthetics and orthotics through
St. Peter’s Hospital Foundation.
Donor contributions are essential to the patient-centred care provided at Hamilton Health Sciences. With
your trust and support, we are one step closer to
achieving our goal of Health Care, Transformed.
Thank you for your commitment as we look forward to celebrating another year of success with you.
Sincerely,
Pearl F. Veenema,
FAHP President & CEO
Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation
Thank You For Your Donation
Greetings,
The 87 striking members of Local 3264 thank you
for your generous donation to our strike fund.
Your financial support will help enable us to continue fighting for a fair and reasonable collective
agreement from our employer Carmeuse Lime in
Beachville Ontario.
In Solidarity,
Jeff Ebel
Treasurer
Unifor Local 3264
WE ASKED YOU:
What is your Opinion of the
New Food Services Facilities?
Martina Bownik
“It is great! We have Tim
Hortons in here and it
couldn’t be better.”
Lyle Lloyd
“It’s pretty good. It seems to
be getting the kinks worked
out and it seems everyone
is enjoying it. Would be
nice to see other services
complement it.”
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hard to flag down. I haven’t
been to the Tim Hortons
yet.”
Austin Ballard
“I have heard good things
about it but it’s hard to get
there from Paint.”
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Agreement Number 40065086
2015 LABOUR DAY
PARADE AND PICNIC
Monday, September 7, 2015
Hamilton (assemble west of Strathcona,facing east)
Lineup: 9:30 a.m. • Departure 10:00 a.m.
Picnic with BBQ after the parade – Food and refreshments provided.
Current Unifor Union or Retiree Membership Card must be shown.
RETIREES’ HONOUR ROLL
DINNER & DANCE
Save The Date
Saturday, October 24, 2015
RETIREES, ACTIVE MEMBERS AND FRIENDS ARE WELCOME
RESERVED SEATING
TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE UNTIL FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2015
Retiree & Guest: $15.00 each Non-Retiree: $25.00 each
DEADLINE
FOR THE NEXT 707 REPORTER
MON. SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

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