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Good day Brothers and Sisters,
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5 {4 C! ^& r2 y2 H+ GWe 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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, p, S9 y; _9 zOnce 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.7 T9 z2 D6 R' T
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1 V5 p) t% L7 E. e. fThere are currently 435 Journeymen on the unemployed list.
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We need to fill these calls!
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: N! v3 C3 P+ S: G+ ?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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2 q- Q- @) U/ S2 t4 zIn Solidarity,. s0 j% G7 J$ d( u
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