How It Works

Getting Started

• THIS SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY IN BETA TESTING MODE AND IS NOT AN ACTIVE SYSTEM
• Your account must be registered and activated to sign the Out of Work List Books and bid on available job calls.
• You must have a valid e-mail in order to to use this system.  
• If you know you have an account but are locked out for any reason - DO NOT CREATE A SECOND ACCOUNT.  You must contact the office for assistance at (317) 791-1362 during business hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
• There is an e-mail feature to recover your password 24 hours a day.
• You may utilize this system through the website/desktop login or by using the Union Worx App, which is available for download through the Apple Store or the Google Play Store
• You must be logged in and on the Out of Work List to bid on job calls. 
  • Use the Login button on the upper right of this page.
• This is not a call-in bid system and we will not accept call in phone bids.

Signing The Books

• Applicants must register and activate an account before they can submit a book sign request.  
• Applicants who are not current IBEW members are required to come into the hall the 1st time to complete new membership application paperwork.
• All new membership application paperwork will expire one (1) year from the date it was completed.  Applicants must renew their paperwork in person before the one (1) year expiration date or be removed from the books.
• Applicants will be placed in the highest group/book for which they qualify.
• If you were previously employed by a signatory contractor in this jurisdiction, you must have a termination slip on file with the hall to register on the out-of-work list.
• All applicants will need to log-in to use the online bid system. If you need help getting logged-in, you may contact Dispatch to assist you.
• It is your responsibility to maintain your log-in information.
• ONLY ONE (1) username/password per person. If you can't log in, DO NOT create another account. Contact the office for assistance at (317) 791-1362.

Bidding & Taking Jobs

• Job calls for the next business day are posted at 04:30 pm, the IBEW 1393 Job Calls Website, and the Union Worx Mobile App.
• Applicants who are registered on the out-of-work list may log in and bid for jobs that they qualify for. If multiple jobs are bid, the applicant must select a priority order. Make sure you CONFIRM each bid.
• Applicants may view and/or amend their bid at any time up to the 8:25 AM job call cutoff. (for all calls)
• The job call system will run at 09:35 am on the day of the call. (09:40 am for short calls)
• All applicants who placed a bid can be notified of their status via email, text message and/or push notifications. Keep in mind, the OFFICIAL notification of your job call status is found in the ACCOUNT section of the Job Call System. Anyone awarded a short call must call the hall for further instructions.
• A BID IS A BINDING COMMITMENT TO TAKE THE CALL. DO NOT BID THE JOB IF YOU CANNOT COMPLETE THE REFERRAL AND TAKE THE CALL.
• Any applicant who is selected for employment and does not complete the referral process will be removed from the out-of-work list and must register again, in person, to be added back on the out-of-work list.
• All applicants selected for employment will receive a phone call from Dispatch between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to verify acceptance.  It is the Applicant's responsibility to make themselves available for this call.  If Applicant misses Dispatch's call, Applicant must return the call within fifteen (15) minutes.  If Dispatch is unable to verify acceptance within that time frame, the Applicant will be removed from the Out of Work List books. 

Re-sign/Name Renewal Procedures

• No matter what your original sign date, re-signs/renewals must be received between the 10th and the 16th of each month (midnight to midnight).
• Each applicant on the out-of-work list for any group/book must re-sign/renew their name monthly to maintain their position.
• Re-signs/renewals may be submitted through your Union Worx website account or by using the Union Worx Mobile App.
• If you are on a short call, you are still required to re-sign/renew your name.
• Failure to submit a re-sign/name renewal during the monthly re-sign/renewal  period will result in being removed from the out-of-work list and you will need to re-register, to be added back on the out-of-work list.  No exceptions.

Dings (Strikes)/ Turn Downs

• Applicants will be allowed two Dings/Strikes without penalty
• After the third Ding/Strike, the applicant will be removed from the books.
• Rejection of an applicant by an employer will not be considered a turn down. 
• Applicants are required to notify Dispatch of an employer rejection within one (1) business day to maintain their previous spot on the books.
• If the job calls are filled within a book, no dings will be given to anyone on that book.
• Passing a specialty call (ie, helicopter lineman, barehand lineman) and short calls will not count as a turn-down
• Any member who is on the books and has not bid on a job over a 90 day period will be automatically removed from the Out of Work list. 

Exemptions

An applicant may request an exemption if they become ill, are injured, on jury duty, on Family Medical Leave, or called for military service and it can be documented by a physician or government official. The applicant requesting leave must be registered on the out-of-work list and must notify the Business Manager in writing. The applicant on leave will retain their position as long as they are covered by documentation verifying their inability to be employed. While exempt, the applicant must continue to resign monthly.

Applicants may exempt their name from the out-of-work list for personal reasons not related to the above. Applicants who are exempt will not be offered job calls or be charged with a turn-down during this exempt period. This only applies to available referral positions one through twenty-five.

Applicants wishing to declare themselves exempt must:

1. Notify the Business Manager in writing (regular mail, fax, email) or in person before job calls - No phone calls
2. Exemptions must be made in five day increments (two five day periods or one 10 day period within one calendar year.)
3. If an applicant requests a period of time to be exempt, they must remain exempt for that period of time. (No early returns. No exceptions.)
4. If the Applicant has turn-downs listed before their exemption request, the "dings" will remain after the exemption is over
5. An applicant will still be responsible for the monthly resign during their exemption period