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Good day Brothers and Sisters,3 O' F" G' }0 s& s3 n( @3 H
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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.1 ]3 p6 R0 m+ Q5 F$ B
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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.
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8 V* {. O; }' t) ?This will mean loss of wages, benefits and pension.1 N: y/ E% p2 t# e+ L5 d0 O0 u
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3 Z- H0 k9 v* t" LThere are currently 435 Journeymen on the unemployed list. L0 P, Q9 m l' y: K8 @1 V
1 A R/ g' ~1 R+ }. M v; vWe 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!!/ @ Q! b, {; x) s: t
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In Solidarity,
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