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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.
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If we don’t start manning these jobs, we are going to lose more contracts to the non-union.8 t! v- P M! ]
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: {( b$ Y V( x) B2 B! ROnce 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.1 `. D, W! V+ t, f: N
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+ Y" ^) [* @; H$ p: M: F- ~There are currently 435 Journeymen on the unemployed list.1 d6 W$ R3 @% m6 g" d
" m8 G% o# O/ y5 \We need to fill these calls!' \; c) p+ g2 h) i8 a3 K- f* J
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9 ?7 d* v" C$ oPlease consider taking these calls as soon as possible. Let’s get our market share back and keep our union strong!!9 a2 T' B7 O% u$ P9 j+ d2 N# u
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In Solidarity,
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