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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.+ z5 }6 g' K0 ~, }8 r
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4 k% w0 [' v+ F: {' hIf we don’t start manning these jobs, we are going to lose more contracts to the non-union.
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0 L% M- F9 |9 p5 i& ]- h) ~! J- z7 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.5 {0 z5 a+ F: W" l% V3 n- i" z7 u
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6 h5 O$ }6 j) {- _& n( ?This will mean loss of wages, benefits and pension. O& G7 Z0 h$ m/ o$ B d* Q
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There are currently 435 Journeymen on the unemployed list.0 C! R$ w% v; |" m4 y& ^
, ?# j( v [$ S# cWe need to fill these calls!
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! c1 p5 s+ m2 \) ^Please consider taking these calls as soon as possible. Let’s get our market share back and keep our union strong!!* ^6 r) ~; V' o) V
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In Solidarity,+ }6 Q2 l% P: `' j& H2 F2 s5 ?
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