IBEW, LOCAL UNION 86

 

2300 E. River Road , Rochester , NY 14623

 

 

REFERRAL OPERATING PROCEDURE

 

This procedure shall become effective May 26, 2008

 

Registrants who are on the “Available for Work List” at the time of implementation shall retain their position on the appropriate lists so long as they continue to remain current under the new procedure. Resign dates established under the previous system shall still be applicable and enforceable.

 

 

Section 1 – Registration/Re-Registration

 

1.   Applicants for employment within the IBEW, Local 86 referral system must make original registration, in person, at the Local 86 Referral Office between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on normal business days (Monday through Friday except holidays) , using the registration form supplied by the Local Union for that purpose.

 

2.   Applicants shall be assigned to the highest priority group for which they qualify within the appropriate classification(s) and placed on the appropriate list(s) in chronological order determined by the date and time of original registration.

 

3.   Applicants who wish to be considered for “specialty” calls (i.e. welding, instrumentation, etc.) MUST register their specialties with the referral agent. Anyone not registered shall not be considered for such calls. Proof of qualification for a specialty may be required.

 

4.   Registration on the out-of-work lists shall only be valid for thirty (30) days. In order to maintain their position on the referral lists, applicants must re-register and confirm their availability for employment every thirty (30) days or less. Re-registration (re-sign) may be accomplished in person at the Local 86 Referral Office between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on normal business days or by US Mail, fax or e-mail (as described in items 5, 6 and 7 below). The thirty (30) day re-registration deadline shall be determined by the most recent previous registration. Failure to re-register during this period shall cause removal from the “List(s)” at the start of business on the thirty-first (31 st ) day. Applicants submitting untimely re-signs via US Mail, fax or e-mail will be notified of their removal. If removed, an applicant’s original list position shall be forfeited and a new, original, in-person registration will be required to once again be considered an applicant for employment.

 

5.   Applicants for employment who wish to re-sign via US Mail must complete and submit the Mail/Fax Re-Registration Form supplied by the Local 86 Referral Office. This form must be RECEIVED by the Local 86 Referral Office on or before the thirtieth day following the applicant’s most recent previous registration date. Only the form supplied by Local 86 (or a copy thereof) will be accepted. Forms will be supplied at the time of original registration. New registrations must always be made in person.

 

6.   Applicants for employment who wish to re-sign by fax must complete and submit the Mail/Fax Re-Registration Form supplied by the Local 86 Referral Office. In order to be considered a valid re-sign, the fax must be RECEIVED by the Local 86 Referral Office prior to 4:30 p.m. ( Rochester time) on the Thirtieth day following the applicant’s most recent previous registration date. Only the form supplied by Local 86 (or a copy thereof) will be accepted. Forms will be supplied at the time of original registration. New registrations must always be made in person.

 

7.   Applicants for employment who wish to re-sign via e-mail must do so through the IBEW, Local 86 website: www.ibewlu86.org . The re-sign form may be accessed through the Resign link on the homepage. The form must be completed in its entirety and submitted no later than 4:30 p.m. ( Rochester time) on the thirtieth day following the applicant’s most recent previous registration date in order to be considered a valid re-sign. New registrations must always be made in person.

 

8.   Applicants’ names will be removed from the referral list when they accept a job assignment through this referral system or become employed by a signatory contractor within the jurisdiction of IBEW, Local 86 in any capacity.

 

9.   Applicants who become employed: 1) outside of the geographical jurisdiction of Local 86; 2) within the geographical jurisdiction of Local 86 by other than a signatory employer; or 3) by a signatory employer within the geographical jurisdiction of Local 86 in other than a Bargaining Unit position, shall notify the Local 86 referral office.

 

 

 

Section 2 – Dispatch/Job Assignments

 

1.  Normal dispatch hours shall be between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. on regular business days.  Applicants for employment shall be responsible to make themselves available for job assignments during these hours.

2.  It is the Business Manager's responsibility to fill employer man-power requests in a timely fashion.  Therefore, in an emergency, calls may be filled outside of normal dispatch hours by whatever means necessary to meet this obligation.  When calls are made outside of normal dispatch hours, a refusal will not be assessed for a non-response.

3.  When there are employer manpower requests to be filled, the referral agent will contact applicants registered on the "Available for Work List" by phone between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. daily.  The calls will be made in chronological order based on original registration date by priority group number, and will be made to the phone number listed on the Referral Registration Form filed by the applicant.  Should an applicant's phone number be changed, it is the applicant's responsibility to notify the referral agent of said change, in writing.

 

Section 3 – Referral “Call-Outs” and Dispatch

 

Normal dispatch hours shall be between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on regular business days. Dispatch may occur on weekends and/or holidays as necessary.

 

Duly registered applicants for employment may apply for Journeyman Wireman job assignments using the following procedure:

 

1.   A list of available job assignments may be obtained by calling the referral office voice-mail system at (585) 235-1510 ext. 2 or 1-(800) 356-7090 from 5:00 p.m. on normal business days until 9:00 a.m. ( Rochester time) of the next business day. From time to time, referral calls must be filled on weekends and/or holidays to allow for Sunday or Monday work starts. It is therefore not advisable for applicants to wait until Sunday or Monday to check for weekend job availability.

 

2.   Applicants who are interested in accepting one or more of the listed employment opportunities MUST get registered on the daily check-in list by calling the referral office voicemail system at (585) 235-1510 ext. 2 or 1-(800) 356-7090 from 5:00 p.m. on normal business days until 9:00 a.m. (Rochester time) of the next business day and leaving the information listed in Step 3 of this Section on the recorder.

 

3.   Registration on the daily check-in list requires the following information: 1) applicants name and card #; 2) what job or jobs the applicant would be willing to accept in order of preference; and 3) a phone number where the applicant can be reached or a message may be left between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon.

 

4.   The referral agent will begin contacting applicants registered on the daily check-in list for job referral assignments at some time after 9:00 a.m. in chronological order of original registration by priority group. Calls will be made only to phone number registered on the daily check-in list.

 

5.   If there is no response at the registered number within a reasonable time, the referral agent will proceed to the next person on the list until all calls are filled.

 

6.   If there is no response from the applicant at the registered number and a voice message may be left, the referral agent will indicate to what job the applicant has been assigned (based on his/her position on the “list”) and when and where he/she is to report. This message shall be considered a job assignment and the registrant is responsible to man the job at the designated date and time.

 

7.   If the registered number is a beeper, the referral agent will consider the call unanswered and the applicant shall receive a refusal if there is no response from the applicant within thirty (30) minutes of the time the beeper message is left.

 

8.   Job assignment calls may be recorded on a random basis as part of Local 86’s record keeping system.

 

Due to the Business Manager’s responsibility to fill employer man-power calls in a timely fashion, emergency calls and open calls not filled by the phone-in procedure which cannot wait another day due to employer needs (as determined by the Business Manager through the referral agent) will be filled using the “traditional” method of calling applicants from the referral list in chronological order by priority group. Due to the very nature of emergency calls, applicants from the referral list who cannot be contacted within a reasonable period of time (as determined by the Business Manager through the referral agent) will be skipped over and the referral agent will proceed to the next person on the list in an attempt to fill the job(s).

 

Referral slips must be picked up at the Local 86 business office prior to reporting for a job assignment unless otherwise instructed by the referral agent. Upon an employer’s refusal to hire or termination of employment, referral slips must be completed and signed by the employer or a representative thereof and returned to the referral office. Properly completed and signed referral slips shall be required proof of 1) employer refusals; and/or 2) employment duration for the purpose of list reinstatement under Section 1, Step 10 of this Referral Procedure.

Section 4 - "Refusals (The Ding System)

1.  Registrants on the "Available for Work" lists will be allowed two job assignment turndowns (refusals/ding system) without penalty.  Any registrant receiving a third turndown (refusal/ding system) will be removed from the applicable "Lists(s) (not rolled to the bottom).  If removed, the applicant's original list position shall be forfeited and a new, original, in-person registration will be required to once again be considered an applicant for employment.

2.  Registrants will be assessed a refusal when:

       A.  a job assignment is offered by the Business Manager,

             referral agent or designee and refused;

       B.  they cannot be reached during normal dispatch hours to

             respond to a job assignment which would have been

             offered them (see Section 2, Items 3 & 4);

       C.  applicant for employment does not possess the required

             safety training (i.e. Kodak card, 10 Hr. OSHA card etc.)

             in order to timely accept the job assignment.

Section 5 - Exceptions to a Refusal

     1.  Any applicant serving in the military.

     2.  Any applicant working out of classification (i.e. residential)

         

     3.  Any applicant working full time for the JATC as a teacher.