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Good day Brothers and Sisters,
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% s2 ?# B0 m* K3 M8 zWe are now reaching a critical point in terms of not being able to fill the calls that are currently on the board.! B& o# ~# s/ N) [/ J R8 [8 H
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& H" d: ?# p1 s( D: ?9 yIf we don’t start manning these jobs, we are going to lose more contracts to the non-union.
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* M2 l9 E* e! Z. a- w: QOnce 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.) r. e0 |4 X# w; f; r
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. n' s. z5 M) H- R" D6 G& F, {This will mean loss of wages, benefits and pension.' K! s) V2 N1 f, M3 k2 i2 W) V
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There are currently 435 Journeymen on the unemployed list. [4 a) L, M7 y9 f* ~) |
5 d" R6 I. a. zWe need to fill these calls!7 _" R; u8 k ~8 `/ J! A* T
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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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