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Good day Brothers and Sisters,1 R5 ?% b# C5 |0 B" O0 p8 o
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5 o: y+ K; c0 mWe are now reaching a critical point in terms of not being able to fill the calls that are currently on the board. L3 f8 v8 K8 U+ K( o
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2 I: C, U( m: c3 @; Y: NIf we don’t start manning these jobs, we are going to lose more contracts to the non-union.
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+ E/ @: n+ \. ~" F/ o' B2 s. cOnce 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.9 r3 ~3 T! l h, O* p" a4 Y4 d
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9 v' d' L* {4 H& L+ X+ B0 XThis will mean loss of wages, benefits and pension.9 M, k+ D) p5 I" I4 T0 X. F; Y2 h
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# q) u+ h% ?7 Z: q6 N4 O. E- T3 XThere are currently 435 Journeymen on the unemployed list.6 s2 R2 s) |9 @* P* D
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We need to fill these calls!$ R" B/ V1 M" |7 n! P& S2 O6 d# ^
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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!!+ d7 N9 E, [- I# R6 p$ ]( A
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In Solidarity,
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