Section 1 – “Referral List” Registration, Re-registration (Re-sign) and Removal.
 

1. Applicants for employment within the Local 43, IBEW Journeyman Wireman referral system, must make original registration, in person, at the Local 43 referral office (4568 Waterhouse Road, Clay, N.Y.) during the posted business hours, using the registration form supplied by the Local Union for that purpose.



2. In order to be eligible for registration, the applicant must prove that, at the time of original registration, he/she is not employed in the electrical industry under the terms of a collective bargaining agreement. Some acceptable methods are: 1) personal knowledge of the referral staff; 2) a severance slip from his/her most recent electrical employer; 3) a referral from a state employment agency; or 4) a letter from his/her local union Business Manager attesting to unemployment. Further, applicants may not be employed by a signatory employer in any capacity within the jurisdiction of Local 43, IBEW, whether under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement or not.



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



4. In order to maintain their position on the referral lists, applicants must re-sign and confirm their availability for employment beginning on the 10th and ending on the 16th of each month, either in person or by U.S. Mail, fax or on-line (as described in items 6, 7 and 8 below). Failure to re-register during this period shall cause removal from the “List(s)” at the start of business on the 17th day of each month. 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 U.S. Mail must complete and submit the re-sign form supplied by the Local 43 Referral office. In order to be considered a valid re-sign, the form must be RECEIVED by the Local 43 Referral office beginning on the 10th and ending on the 16th of each month following the applicant’s previous registration date. New applications must always be made in person.



6. Applicants for employment who wish to re-sign by fax must complete and submit the re-sign form supplied by the Local 43 Referral office. In order to be considered a valid re-sign, the fax must be RECEIVED by the Local 43 Referral office prior to 4:30 p.m. (local time) beginning on the 10th and ending on the 16th of each month following the applicant’s previous registration date. New applications must always be made in person.



7. Applicants for employment who wish to re-sign via on-line must do so through the IBEW Local 43 website: www.ibew43.org. The re-sign may be accessed through the Member Referral Portal link on the homepage. The Re-sign beginning on the 10th and ending on the 16th (local time) of each month following the applicant’s previous registration date in order to be considered a valid re-sign. New applications 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 43 in any capacity, whether under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement or not.



9. An applicant for employment who is referred to a job assignment and: 1) receives employment of eighty (80) hours or less through no fault of his/her own; or 2) is refused by the employer in writing, shall be restored to the position on the “List” which he/she held prior to the job assignment PROVIDED, upon re-registration in person, he/she presents the appropriate documentation.



10. Anyone accepting a referral for work by the means explained in Section 2 of this procedure who: 1) quits or does not report for the job assignment; 2) is terminated for just cause; or 3) works more than eighty (80) hours, must register in person as a new applicant upon termination of employment in order to again be considered an applicant for employment.



11. Applicants who become employed: 1) outside of the geographical jurisdiction of Local 43; 2) within the geographical jurisdiction of Local 43 by other than a signatory employer; or 3) by a signatory employer within the geographical jurisdiction of Local 43 in other than a Bargaining Unit position, shall notify the Local 43 referral office.



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