Local 42 referral office hours are 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Applicants for employment within the IBEW Local 42 referral system may register in person only. Applicants registering in person must provide a copy of an up-to-date dues receipt, a letter of introduction (if traveling from another local area), as well as current CPR/First Aid certification. Registration onto the out-of-work list will only be accepted during referral office hours.

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

Registration on the out-of-work list(s) shall only be valid for one month. To maintain their position on the referral list(s), applicants must re-register (re-sign) to confirm their availability for employment from the 10th through the 15th of each month (regardless of the date of registration). Re-signing can be completed via email or through the Re-sign tab on our website during normal referral office hours.

Failure to re-register (re-sign) between the 10th and the 15th of each month will cause removal from the list(s) the next business day. If removed, an applicant’s position is forfeited, and the applicant must complete a new registration to be considered for employment.

Applicants’ names will be removed from the referral list when they accept a job assignment through this referral system.

An applicant for employment who is referred to a job assignment and: 1) receives employment of forty (40) hours or less, through no of the applicant’s own; or 2) is refused by the employer (in writing) shall be restored to the position on the list which the applicant held prior to the job assignment, PROVIDED the applicant shows the appropriate documentation.

Any applicant 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. 3) Works more than forty (40) hours. MUST complete a new registration for the out-of-work list to be considered an applicant for employment.

Any applicant who takes a short call and fails to complete the obligation before it is complete will be removed from the out of work list and must register in person again.

REFUSALS (STRIKE SYSTEM) Applicants who refuse job assignments will receive“strikes” (3 strikes max) once an applicant receives their 3^rd strike, they shall be removed from the list and must complete a new registration to be considered for employment. Being unavailable for referral when work is offered is considered a refusal. Not answering the phone is considered a refusal. Refusing an emergency storm call-out or a short call (less than 40 paid hours) will NOT count as a refusal (strike).