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Good day Brothers and Sisters,
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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.7 V, s2 n) E" ]% a9 R+ e
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8 D% N6 B) ^9 Y7 J+ K+ wIf we don’t start manning these jobs, we are going to lose more contracts to the non-union.
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. N+ _4 T |. I7 w/ _% m1 S+ FOnce 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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This will mean loss of wages, benefits and pension.$ N% { v( m: ~- O, x# ~" a* P
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/ K# Z" f# P% }0 U* bThere are currently 435 Journeymen on the unemployed list.
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8 l; h1 J1 y. dWe 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!!- d/ }1 F6 D" E: y
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In Solidarity,- S" D* E0 e5 g; ]6 Z% i
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