 鲜花( 425)  鸡蛋( 32)
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Good day Brothers and Sisters,
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1 ?1 e. l- A/ t( y# B) p1 F' YWe are now reaching a critical point in terms of not being able to fill the calls that are currently on the board.3 }; j' _) M7 \& E
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$ O. G* m m! r1 z1 Z+ R9 }If we don’t start manning these jobs, we are going to lose more contracts to the non-union.
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. S) w; o$ Y6 C6 h; m, }# r9 Z6 X% 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.3 O( _7 s2 W1 v' ]/ |$ t1 d( G8 W
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1 T. [2 L9 m( S6 Z& |' `; qThis will mean loss of wages, benefits and pension.
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There are currently 435 Journeymen on the unemployed list.
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We need to fill these calls!
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$ }0 Y. x4 Q3 q1 j5 _Please consider taking these calls as soon as possible. Let’s get our market share back and keep our union strong!!, x! x. O0 Y2 `6 ] {( p/ e
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In Solidarity,
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