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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.* U' x8 G Y) f! _% ^
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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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2 ]' R/ J& _7 v. k6 u$ d. y8 tOnce 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.* Y2 H4 i1 k+ H: K! [" H
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This will mean loss of wages, benefits and pension.
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* z# ]- b c0 ]* a, z$ B! lThere are currently 435 Journeymen on the unemployed list.
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We need to fill these calls!! ?0 k2 a+ h1 Y/ E5 @3 ]
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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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0 D" j+ \1 L7 r9 n6 @In Solidarity,
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