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Good day Brothers and Sisters,
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& q* |$ S4 C- B0 v( u% R0 _We are now reaching a critical point in terms of not being able to fill the calls that are currently on the board.
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If we don’t start manning these jobs, we are going to lose more contracts to the non-union.
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Once these contracts are gone, they’re gone. We are rapidly losing market-share which means that we will not have the bargaining power to maintain our agreements in future, and the contractors will be able to start demanding roll-backs.9 q* V! q2 p' @1 b; x( b, e0 u
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7 [! q- x9 m, U& K# J( F$ I* ^This will mean loss of wages, benefits and pension.9 L8 Y, Z4 `0 _! F/ c# d5 w: s
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5 p5 Y- S1 J# a0 j, F) p6 JThere are currently 435 Journeymen on the unemployed list.! Y' J; q- l: z) S* O
9 q4 h: }3 s AWe need to fill these calls!
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Please consider taking these calls as soon as possible. Let’s get our market share back and keep our union strong!!
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In Solidarity,/ [6 x3 m; T7 m2 Q% c
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