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Good day Brothers and Sisters,8 `/ K+ T- f% _. S9 S; p
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+ H" [" \& e8 q. N0 U1 t6 C! J3 [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.4 M! X8 X0 |5 ^! |: i
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This will mean loss of wages, benefits and pension.5 D4 _( }0 ]( b7 |/ c9 F$ |; J
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There are currently 435 Journeymen on the unemployed list.3 |- r+ |, |) c! t6 a; U1 h
& }- R- c T0 z4 oWe 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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% Y" _ n8 e( v4 \; ~In Solidarity,: T, Y% D8 s/ t3 P! f
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