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Good day Brothers and Sisters,
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7 u0 r3 Z5 p0 @9 P0 \. fWe 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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! G s) q) [8 O# P0 oOnce 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.( o& p+ l$ V' ]( n$ j, K
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There are currently 435 Journeymen on the unemployed list.
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5 C9 N- m z. R4 R3 ^6 c1 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!!9 m; v0 h$ `: V, q. }, A9 p2 u7 m
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" @. g' v+ W/ \2 U* v, Z3 @In Solidarity,
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