OUTSIDE INCLUDING
LINE CLEARANCE TREE TRIMMING WORK
(except Telephone)
ANNUAL RE-SIGN POLICY
AVAILABLE FOR WORK LISTS: GROUPS I, II, III, IV
Journeyman Lineman and
All Other Classifications
Applicants who are in compliance with the requirements of Article II (2.5) will be required to register required information on Books supplied by the Dispatcher.
Initial registration for all applicants shall be in person:
- Registration may be at the Local Union 659 office located at 4480 Rogue Valley Hwy, Suite 3, Central Point, Oregon. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The office is closed at noon from 12:00-1:00 p.m.
- Registration may be also be done at the regular Construction Unit meeting on the 2nd Saturday of each month @ Plumbers & Steamfitters, LU 290 Hall, 2861 Pierce Parkway, Springfield, Oregon – 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
- Applicants can sign one (1) out-of-work list.
- In addition, an annual registration (in person) will be required in January of each year in the manner outlined in 1, 2 and 3 above.
Applicants once registered must update registration monthly. In order to remain on the out-of-work list you must update your name on the books by phone (541-664-0804), fax (541-664-0806) or in person in the week containing the second Wednesday (calendar attached). Applicants who fail to up-date by the last day of the week containing the second Wednesday will be removed from the out-of-work list.
REMOVAL from the available-for-work list will occur when:
1. Applicant fails to re-sign in the week containing the second
Wednesday of the month.
2. Applicant has been dispatched for over one (1) week.
3. Applicant has turned down or been unavailable for 3 job offers.
4. Applicant voluntarily removes his/her self from the available list.
5. Applicant fails to re-register (in person) in January each year.
Applicants are responsible for keeping the Dispatcher informed, in writing of any change of address and/or telephone number where they can be reached.
REGULAR DISPATCH HOURS: 9:00 a.m. to noon
Monday through Friday
EMERGENCY DISPATCH: All other times
(No turn-down)
EXAMPLES OF EMERGENCY DISPATCH: 1. Jurisdictional coverage.
2. Any emergency (i.e.:
storm damage, loss of
crew size, loss of work
for customer, life and
property)
The weeks for the 2010 monthly re-sign are the following:
February: 7th through 13th August: 8th through 14th
March: 7th through 13th September: 5th through 11th
April: 11th through 17th October: 10th through 16th
May: 9th through 15th November: 7th through 13th
June: 6th through 12th December: 5th through 11th
July: 11th through 17th
I.B.E.W. LOCAL 659
REFERRAL GUIDELINES
1. Each applicant for referral shall be permitted to place his/her name on only one (1) out-of-work list.
2. I.B.E.W. MEMBERS MUST SHOW CURRENT DUES RECEIPT.
3. Applicant must be on the books by 9 am to be eligible for dispatch the same day.
4. When the Union Dispatcher is unable to contact the applicant whose name is first on the out-of-work list, after making a reasonable attempt to do so, she/he may proceed to refer the next eligible applicant(s) in order of their place on the list.
5. Any applicant who accepts employment offering one (1) week of work (5 regular work days, but does not include overtime) or less shall not, thereby, lose his/her position on the out-of-work list, provided they report themselves available for work to the union on the next regular workday after his/her termination. An applicant who voluntarily quits, or is terminated for good cause in less than one (1) week, shall be required to re-register in person on the out-of-work list.
6. Any applicant accepting a work referral and, thereafter, not appearing at the time and place specified, shall notify the Union as soon as possible and shall be required to re-register in person with the Union.
7. All applicants must provide the necessary proof of qualification to be placed in their appropriate group.
8. An employee who has satisfied the standards established by this Referral Plan will retain (but not accumulate) his employment seniority under this Agreement in the following circumstances:
(1) When an officer or a regular employee of this Local Union which requires full time in that position.
(2) When an employee working for an Employer under the terms of this Agreement is assigned to a position outside the bargaining unit, but in the electrical industry.
(3) When an employee is covered under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA).
9. Explanation of all referral rules will be made only by the Business Manager or his designated Representatives (not the office staff).
Revised December 2009
