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LOCAL UNION 111, IBEW
DENVER, COLORADO
RULES FOR HIRING HALL
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Reference!
REFERRALS WILL BE HANDLED IN THE DENVER OFFICE AS
FOLLOWS,
EXCEPT IN CASES OF EMERGENCY.
Please read the following items carefully. The
information contained herein will help you understand
your obligations as a member and may save you from
experiencing problems.
1.
All opportunities for work placed by contractors
throughout the day will be recorded on the Job Line at
(303) 398-7377. Call the Job Line to hear
about the available opportunities for work. This can be
done nightly after
5:00 p.m.
2.Work
will be offered in the order the applicants appear on
the Available-for-Work List and according to the Group
under which they are registered.
3. In order to accept
work, applicants must be present in Local Union 111’s
Denver office at the time stated below
according to your Book status Monday through
Friday, holidays excluded.
Book 1: 8:30 a.m.
Book
2: 9:00 a.m.
Book
3: 9:30 a.m.
Book 4:
10:00 a.m.
4. No applicant presently
employed in the outside electrical industry within the
jurisdiction of Local
Union 111 will be allowed to sign
the Available-for-Work List.
a)
Anyone on leave-of-absence or temporary layoff from an
employer, who goes to work for another employer in the
electrical industry, will have their leave-of-absence
revoked immediately.
b)
Anyone on leave-of-absence from a
signatory contractor will be considered as being
employed.
5.
You may only sign for one classification; however, you
may sign any Book for which
you are qualified, plus the Communications Book.
6.
Due to the inherent hazardous nature of the work
performed under various agreements, and to maintain that
applicants have the necessary skills required by the
employer, applicants for skilled positions (i.e.
Lineman, Equipment Operator, Traffic Tech, etc.) will be
required to provide proof of experience prior to
referral in the desired classification. Qualifications
required will be provided to the applicant upon request.
7. Signing
the Available-for-Work List shall be allowed on regular
working days from 8:00 a.m. until noon and 1:00 p.m. to
5:00 p.m., any working day during the month. By signing
the Available-for-Work List for any classification, you
are registered and available for work for the current
quarter only.
Applicants shall sign the Available-for-Work List in the
appropriate Book for which they are qualified. Anyone
desiring to sign the Available-for-Work List shall
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a)
IBEW Official Dues Receipt (if applicable).
b) Termination
Form (if that person has been working in Local 111’s jurisdiction).
c) Any
other evidence of experience or residency to ensure proper registration.
8. The
Available-for-Work List will be purged quarterly by means of a Roll Call
conducted on the first working day of each quarter. Roll Call days will be
conducted on the first working days of: January, April, July, and October. Roll
Call is held at 8:00 a.m. in Hall 1 of the Local 111 Denver office located at
5965 E. 39th Avenue and shall be conducted as follows:
a) Starting
precisely at 8:00 a.m., the Business Agent, starting with Book #1, will call the
names of the people in the Journeyman Lineman classification who are on the
Available-for-Work List in the order in which they originally signed the list.
Roll Call will be delayed until 8:30 a.m. on days of bad weather where
conditions may result in unusually long travel time to reach the
Local
111 Denver office.
b) This
same procedure will be followed for all other published classifications referred
by the Local Union from Book 1.
c) The
Business Agent shall then go through Book 2, 3, 4, and the Communications Book
using the same procedure as previously described.
d) Anyone
not present when his or her name is called, will lose their place on the list
and will not be permitted to sign the list until the Roll Call is completed,
except:
1) “Registrants”
may retain their original place on the Books by providing a CERTIFIED LETTER, an
E-MAIL to: DISPATCH ,or submit a FACSIMILE to (303) 282-7180 to the Local
Union, which must include the registrant’s name, classification, card number (if
applicable), type of Driver’s License (i.e. regular, CDL Class and any
endorsements), book number and current phone number in the letter. Such
requests shall only be recognized when received no earlier than the last five
working days of the month preceding January, April, July, and October.
Certified letters, E-Mails, or Facsimiles received the day of Roll Call will not
be honored.
2) “Registrants”
who are unable to be present or utilize one of the aforementioned methods may
call the Local Union office between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. (303)
398-7348 on the first working day of the current quarter, shall be entered on
the Available-for-Work List at 10:00 a.m. of that day in the order in which the
communications are received. Include the registrant’s name, classification,
card number (if applicable), type of Driver’s License (i.e. regular, CDL Class
and any endorsements), Book number and current phone number.
e) Local
Union 111 members who are not working in Local 111’s jurisdiction shall be
entered on the Available-for-Work List if they are out-of-town and make a
written request; or by using any of the provisions described above.
f) Traveling
IBEW members (not of Local 111)
not working within this jurisdiction
may be entered on the Available-for-Work List, if they are not working in the
outside electrical industry, by their Home Local Union Representative. The
information should be submitted on the Local Union’s letterhead, signed by a
Representative and should state the Registrant’s name, classification, card
number (if applicable), type of Driver’s License (i.e. regular, CDL Class and
any endorsements), Book number and current telephone number where they may be
reached. Travelers may also register in person.
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9. When
an applicant goes to work in the outside electrical industry within the
jurisdiction of Local Union 111, their name shall be removed from the
Available-for-Work List except when referred on a temporary job of eighty
(80) hours or less. If terminated due to a Reduction-In-Force before they
have worked eighty (80) hours or less, they shall retain their position on
the Available-for-Work List.
a) Temporary
Call = Eighty (80) hours or less, exclusive of overtime. After completing a
temporary call, an applicant will be returned to their previous position on
the Available-for-Work List.
10. After
being referred to work for an Employer, you are responsible to pay an
Admission Fee as outlined in the Local Union Bylaws, and within the
timelines afforded by State and Federal law. There
will be NO refunds.
11.
When you accept your first job dispatched
through the Union Hall you will be filling out
membership and benefit forms, so please bring with you the
following items:
Please plan to go to the employer’s main office after you
complete your membership paperwork at the Union Hall. Have work boots, long
sleeve shirt, work gloves and transportation.
All of our Contractors perform pre-employment Drug Testing.
If you believe this will be a problem please don’t waste your time or ours.
Line
Equipment Operators and Groundman shall be required to provide themselves
with the following list of tools: 9” Klein type cutting pliers, hammer (not
to exceed 32 oz.), 12” crescent wrench and 12’ tape measure.
You are strongly encouraged to attend
the first Union Meeting to take the Oath of Obligation and become aware of
the benefits afforded to you as a member of the IBEW.
Welcome! This completes your
initiation into IBEW, Local Union 111.
Sincerely,
Michael A. Byrd
Business Manager/Financial
Secretary
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