 鲜花( 425)  鸡蛋( 32)
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Good day Brothers and Sisters,
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0 r3 L4 \# u! y4 DWe are now reaching a critical point in terms of not being able to fill the calls that are currently on the board.( ]9 x0 x; b3 e! z3 n
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% t% E, y" G# f, N3 gIf 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.$ f. v# y5 a& d# q$ G/ u, z/ B& X
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This will mean loss of wages, benefits and pension.% ^4 K& ~) Q4 _/ o0 Y+ P% ?1 U
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There are currently 435 Journeymen on the unemployed list.
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' u3 a6 Q! x! `5 I% W, i2 zWe need to fill these calls!% K6 x- @1 i5 m3 K
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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!!8 y0 a" g% m. r$ Q s4 [6 [
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In Solidarity,+ }4 b2 |0 A7 F, l& u1 b
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