IBEW LOCAL 639 HIRING HALL INFORMATION

Effective January 1, 2007

INITIAL SIGN-IN

Applicants may sign the Indefinite and/or Short Call Out-of-Work lists anytime during the normal operating hours at the Local Union office.

DAILY DISPATCHING

All applicants registered on the Indefinite and/or Short Call Out-of-Work lists seeking employment shall report to the Local Union office to sign the Daily Availability list between 8:00 AM and 8:30 AM.  Dispatch will take place from 8:30 AM until complete.

TURNDOWNS

Indefinite Calls Applicant will be allowed two turndowns and be rolled to the bottom of the Indefinite book for the third turndown.  Being unavailable for referral when work would have been offered to the registrant shall be considered a turndown. Rejection of an applicant by an employer shall not be a turndown. 

Short Calls Applicant will be allowed two turndowns and be rolled to the bottom of the Short Call book for the third turndown.  Re-registration after working a Short-Call may be done by phone provided it is done by 12:00 PM on the day following being laid off.   After working a Short Call and re-registering in a timely manner, applicant’s previous strikes will be erased from the Long Call Book for their current registration period.  Referrals from the Short Call Out-of-Work list will not affect the status of the applicant on the Indefinite Out-of-Work list.

RE-SIGN

Re-sign shall be required quarterly, during the first month of each quarter (January, April, July, and October).  Re-sign can be accomplished by mail, fax, or in person.  Re-signs must be received by the Local Union office during the re-sign period and no later than closing time (5:00 PM) in the last working day of the re-sign month. (NO EXCEPTIONS)

VACATION

While on the Out-of-Work list, an applicant will be allowed two (2) weeks vacation, in one (1) week increments in any unemployment period.  Applicant will not be charged with strikes, and will be ineligible for dispatch during that period.  Applicant must register with the Local Union office to qualify for exclusion of strikes.

JOB LINE RECORDING

Information regarding job calls for the following work day may be obtained by telephoning:

(805) 546-1303 after 6:00 PM.

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