IBEW LOCAL UNION 117
REFERRAL PROCEDURE
765 MUNSHAW LANE, CRYSTAL LAKE, IL
847-854-7281 RE-SIGN FAX ONLY OR COMPLETE & SUBMIT FORM BELOW

THE OUT OF WORK BOOK WILL BE OPEN FROM 7:00 A.M. – 4:30 P.M.
MONDAY – FRIDAY (except holidays)

YOU ARE ELIGIBLE TO SIGN THE OUT OF WORK BOOK ONLY IF YOU ARE UNEMPLOYED.  ALL OTHERS ARE INELIGIBLE AND WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE BOOK IF FOUND SO.  ORIGINAL SIGN MUST BE DONE IN PERSON.

OUR SHORT CALL IS FOURTEEN (14) CONSECUTIVE CALENDAR DAYS.

WHILE ON OUR BOOK, YOU MAY ACCEPT A SHORT CALL IN OUR LOCAL OR ANY OTHER LOCAL AND RETAIN YOUR POSITION ON OUR BOOK IF THE SHORT CALL IS FOURTEEN (14) CONSECUTIVE CALENDAR DAYS OR LESS.  THE LOCAL WHO REFERS YOU OUT ON THE SHORT CALL MUST NOTIFY OUR OFFICE AND VERIFY THE START AND END DATES OF YOUR SHORT CALL.  PLEASE GIVE THEM, YOUR ORIGINAL SIGN IN DATE SO WE CAN FIND YOUR PLACE ON OUR BOOK.

IF YOUR RESIGN DATE FALLS WHILE YOU ARE ON YOUR SHORT CALL YOU MUST RESIGN IN PERSON THE DAY FOLLOWING THE END OF YOUR SHORT CALL TO RETAIN YOUR OUT OF WORK PLACE ON OUR BOOKS. YOUR RESIGN DATE IS ALWAYS THE MONTHLY ANNIVERSARY OF YOUR ORIGINAL SIGN DATE.

APPLICANTS MONTHLY RESIGN MUST BE IN PERSON, BY CERTIFIED MAIL POST MARKED, BY FAX OR BY E-MAIL ON THE MONTHLY ANNIVERSARY DATE OR UP TO THREE DAYS PRIOR TO REMAIN ON OUR OUT OF WORK BOOK.  IF THE ANNIVERSARY DATE FALLS ON A WEEKEND OR A HOLIDAY RESIGN WILL BE EXCEPTED THE FOLLOWING BUSINESS DAY.

THE HALL WILL CALL APPLICANTS FOR JOBS DAILY UNTIL JOBS ARE FILLED.  ANSWERING MACHINE WILL BE CONSIDERED AS NOT AVAILABLE FOR WORK.

THREE TURN DOWNS AND YOU WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE BOOK.  A TURN DOWN IS ANY TIME WE CALL YOUR PHONE NUMBER AND A JOB IS NOT ACCEPTED.  IF YOU ACCEPT A JOB BY PHONE AND DO NOT SHOW UP TO TAKE THE CALL, YOU WILL BE TAKEN OFF THE BOOK.

WE CANNOT CALL PAGERS OR SPECIALTY PHONE NUMBERS THAT CHARGE FEES IN ADDITION TO USUAL AND CUSTOMARY TELEPHONE CALL CHARGES.  THE CHARGES WILL BE NOTED AND THE APPLICANT WILL BE REMOVED FROM OUR REFERRAL BOOK.

STANDARDIZED FORMS MUST BE USED FOR ALL FAX AND MAIL IN RESIGNS.  THE FORMS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE IBEW 117 HALL, BY FAX AND ON THE WEB SITE.

For a printable Resign Form, CLICK HERE.