Referral Procedure
IBEW LOCAL 288
Phone: 319-233-8050
Fax and Job Line: 319-233-4312
Referral and Out-of-Work List Rules and Procedures
All registrants for employment may sign the appropriate Out-of-Work List as described in Article IV, Section 4.04 through 4.15 of the Waterloo Working Agreement, or Article IV, Section 4.04 through 4.15 of the Mason City Working Agreement, and any Memorandums regarding referral.
Sign-In/Resign
1.1 Original sign-in must be in person during regular office business hours of 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM.
1.2 Registrants must be unemployed and available for job calls, without any restrictions, at time of signing the Out-of-Work List. IBEW members must have a current dues receipt.
1.3 Registrants for employment must be able to show proof of termination from his/her last employer when requested.
1.4 Registrants shall re-sign their appropriate Out-of-Work List each month between the 24th day of the current month they are registered for, and the first day of the month that they are re-signing for, to remain on the Out-of-Work List. Any registrant that fails to re-sign in this time period will be removed from the Out-of-Work List.
1.5 A registrant may re-sign in person, or by mail, e-mail or fax. All re-signs must be received in the Local 288 office within the re-sign time period to be accepted. It is the registrant's responsibility to ensure that their re-sign is submitted on time, and to verify their re-sign has been received. Local 288 will not make phone calls to remind registrants to send in their re-sign.
1.6 All re-signs must include registrant's name, the month the re-sign is for, and the date making the re-sign, which must be within the allotted re-sign time period.
1.7 A registrant who fails to re-sign according to the required procedures will have their name removed from the Out-of-Work List and must re-register in person at the bottom of the Out-of-Work List.
1.8 A registrant on Local 288's Out-of-Work List shall notify Local 288 if they receive employment in another Local Union, which is for more than a Short Call of 14 calendar days.
1.9 IBEW Local 288 will routinely verify a registrant's eligibility to remain on Local 288's Out-of-Work List. If a registrant is on Local 288's Out-of-Work List for a period of 6 months or more, Local 288 will call the applicant's Home Local to verify their employment status. If it is found that the registrant does not meet the criteria to remain on the Out-of-Work List, their name will be immediately removed from Local 288's Out-of-Work List.
1.10 All placements of registrants in any organizing assignment shall be at the sole discretion of the Local 288 Business Manager.
1.11 By registering or re-signing on the Out-of-Work List in IBEW Local 288, registrants accept and agree to abide by the posted referral and Out-of-Work List rules and procedures of Local 288.
Employer Responsibility
2.1 All employer requests for manpower must be in writing and faxed to Local 288's office. The request must include the employer's business name, address and contact information. The Local 288 fax number is 319-233-4312.
2.2 Manpower requests shall state whether the call is for Long- or Short-Call duration, number of people requested, job information including place and time for applicant to report, and any special skills and ability requirements of the request.
Job Calls
3.1 Prior to receiving a referral call, all registrants for employment must be signed to his/her appropriate group, and upon registration have indicated he/she is available for work.
3.2 All calls for manpower will be offered to registrants in chronological order, first from Group I and then Group II, Group III and Group IV.
3.3 All calls for manpower received will be posted on the Local's job line recorder to inform registrants of the request for manpower, prior to the call being filled. The job line recorder phone number is 319-233-4312.
3.4 All calls for manpower will be filled on the first business day following placement of the manpower call on the job line recorder, beginning at 8:00 AM and continue until all jobs are filled. The Business Manager is responsible to fill manpower calls in a timely manner as needed by the employers. This means, in an emergency, referral may have to be made outside the normal hours using whatever means are available to fill the calls and place registrants.
3.5 A registrant may turn down 2 consecutive calls. If a registrant turns down 3 consecutive calls, he/she will roll to the bottom of the Out-of-Work List. If a registrant turns down 6 consecutive calls, he/she will be removed from the Out-of-Work List and must re-register in person, and their name will be placed at the bottom of the Out-of-Work List. Short Calls are exempted from this provision.
(a) A turndown shall be defined as: A registrant refuses a job call or DOES NOT answer his/her phone when called.
(b) In the event that an automatic answering device answers the registrant's telephone, the Local 288 will advise the registrant, via the answering device, of the call for manpower. If the registrant returns the call to the Local 288 prior to the call being filled, the registrant may accept the call. It will be considered a turndown if the applicant does not return a call to the Local 288 and accept the call before that call has been filled.
3.6 Pending chronological order on the Out-of-Work List, a registrant may accept a call by leaving his/her name on the Local's job line recorder. A registrant may leave an alternate telephone number on the job line recorder. When a registrant leaves his/her name on the job line recorder, it is their responsibility to either be available by telephone to accept the call or contact the Local to verify acceptance between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM on the business day that the manpower call is being filled. If a registrant does not contact the Local 288 to verify that the manpower call reached his/her name and verify acceptance of the manpower call between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM, it will be considered a turndown.
3.7 Any registrant, who accepts a call and does not report to the Local 288 for a referral, shall be removed from the Out-of-Work List and must re-register in person at the bottom of the Out-of-Work List.
3.8 A registrant who is hired for any job call, and who receives, through no fault of his own, work of less than that established as a Long Call, shall be restored to his/her original place on the Out-of-Work List.
3.9 A Short Call shall not exceed 14 calendar days, unless approved by the Business Manager.
3.10 A registrant accepting a Short Call shall not be eligible for any other calls for work while employed, and upon termination, his/her name shall be returned to his/her original place on the Out-of-Work List.
3.11 A registrant may accept consecutive Short Calls only after the Short Calls have been offered to all other registrants on their appropriate Out-of-Work List.
3.12 A registrant from Book 1 not working in their geographical area, shall maintain their position by following the referral procedure requirements.
Appeals Committee
It shall be the function of the Appeals Committee to consider any complaint of any employee or applicant for employment arising out of the administration by the Local 288 of Section 4.04 through 4.15 of the Agreements. The Appeals Committee shall have the power to make a final and binding decision on any such complaint, which shall be complied with by the Local 288.
An employee or applicant for employment wishing to file a complaint with the Appeals Committee must do so in writing. The complaint must spell out the details of the complaint, and be signed and dated. The complaint shall then be forwarded to: IBEW Local 288 Appeals Committee, 1695 Burton Ave., Waterloo, IA 50703.
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