IBEW LOCAL 659 INSIDE APPRENTICE

REFERRAL PROCEDURE

• Initial registration for all applicants shall be in person. Registration hours at the Local Union 659 office are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The office is closed for lunch between 12:00 and 1:00 p.m. Apprentices residing outside of the Medford dispatch zone, may register by phone. In all cases, out-of-work apprentices must contact the Local Union 659 office and the JATC office within 48 hours of being laid-off.
• An apprentice dismissed for cause, must report to the JATC office prior to signing the apprentice out-of-work list. An apprentice dismissed for cause will not be permitted to sign the out-of-work list without a clearance from the JATC office.
• In order to be eligible to sign the out-of-work list an apprentice must provide the dispatcher with the following:
  • A reduction in force or eligible for loan slip from their employer.
  • A current dues receipt.
  • A current apprentice license.

• Apprentices are required to keep the dispatcher informed in writing of any changes in their telephone numbers or addresses.
• Available apprentice jobs shall be posted on the referral hotline for informational purposes only. Applicants can call the referral hotline at (541)664-0802 between 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. daily.
• All apprentice dispatches shall be direct. The dispatcher/business representative will contact the apprentice.  The dispatcher/business representative will make job assignements at his/her discretion.
• An apprentice may turn down any job offer that is not within a 50 mile radius of their registered home address. Apprentices may not refuse any job offers that are within this range.
• A contractor may recall an apprentice who has been laid-off or offered for loan within 90 days of the layoff. Contractors requesting the return of an apprentice who has been reassigned should allow 7 days notice for the transition.
• The Local 659 office shall keep the Crater Lake Electrical JATC Office informed of all apprentices who sign the out-of-work list and those who have been dispatched to a contractor.
• These procedures shall be posted at the dispatch office of Local 659, at the JATC Training Center and at the LU 659 website.

June 2008