To: Contract Services-Los Angeles

Dues Paying Union Members Should NOT be removed from the Roster

Don t let Contract Services remove you from the Roster based on an outdated and discriminatory rule

Any I.A.T.S.E. union member who is up to date on their dues, should be eligible for union work

Why is this important?

Please show support with your signature! The Bottom LINE is that it is unjustified for Contract Services to remove dues-paying Local members from the Roster and force them to re-accrue hours as they did when they first joined.
Currently, Contract Services seeks to remove any union member who hasn't had five union days during a 3 year period because, supposedly, they appear "no longer to be in the industry" and all Rosters from the Los Angeles combined I.A.T.S.E. Locals are creating "an unwieldy paperwork problem" for their offices.

With this rationale, Contract Services is not taking into account individual circumstances (e.g. family issues, maternity leave, and health issues that are not considered disability) and is not serving the best interests of our members. They are also not taking into account that more and more jobs have moved out of California over the past five years. This kind of Roster set-up is archaic, outdated and discriminatory!
We need the voices of the current union members to be heard, and job opportunities to be available to them, as well as the continued support
and protection of our Locals. Contract Services should not be in charge of deciding the fate of our members. Please sign this petition.