How It Works

Getting Started

• You must be on the out-of-work list and LOG-IN to bid job calls from this site. Use the Login button on the upper right of this page.
• This is not a call-in bid system! No phone bids will be taken or applied.
• There is an email feature to recover your password 24 hours a day. We can also assist you with your login information during office hours.
• ONLY ONE (1) username/password per person. If you can't log-in, DO NOT create another account. Contact the office for assistance at 336-285-7781x708
• It is your responsibility to maintain your log-in information.

Signing The Book

•                                IBEW Local 342 Referral Policy                                                                         Sign-in and Dispatch                                                             

                                          Effective December 1, 2022

    1. IBEW Local 342 referrals are managed with the assistance of UnionWorx software. Initial sign-in shall take place any time during normal operating hours (8am to 5pm) at the business office located at 7802 Thorndike Rd, Greensboro, NC 27409, or Business Manager to Business Manger from your home local union.  For your Initial Sign on the Out-of-Work list, you MUST contact the Local Union, in one of the prescribed ways explained above.

    2. Local 342 job award notification will be made thru the UnionWorx app at 7:00am on days when jobs are available. In accordance with the IBEW International President's Referral Procedure, the referral process will remain open until all calls are filled.

      3. In accordance with all agreements connected to the referral policy, the Business Manager is responsible to fill calls in a timely manner as needed by employers. This means in an emergency, referrals may have to be made outside normal hours using whatever means are available to fill calls and place registrants.

Re-sign Procedures

1. You may resign via:

                         i. the UnionWorx Website, http://ibew342.unionworx.cloud

                         ii.  the UnionWorx Mobile App.

                         iii. via fax: 336-285-7783

                         iv. mail 7802 Thorndike Rd, Greensboro NC, 27409

                         v. in person during regular business hours 8-5 Monday thru Friday.

     All these methods are acceptable with the understanding that the resign requests must be made timely: between Midnight on the 10th and the 16th of each month. Please don't wait until the last minute to resign.                                           All resign/re-register requests require approval by the dispatcher or his designee.

                         vi. The "How it Works" section at:                                                          http://ibew342.unionworx.cloud answers most faqs. There is also a "Help" section for other questions.  * the process to re-register is the same as to resign.

     2. Being unavailable for referral when work is available to the registrant shall be considered a turndown (ding).

     3. Rejection of the applicant by an employer is not a turndown.

     4. Resigns will require the following information: Name, Address, Home LU #, and IBEW card #.

Bidding & Taking Jobs

• Job calls for the next business day are posted at 3:00pm on 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.
• The job call system will run at 7:00am on the day of the call. (7:15 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 must return to the Hall the following business day between 8:00-9:30 am to receive their referral with ALL REQUIRED CREDENTIALS IN HAND. IBEW LU 342 DOES NOT keep your credentials on file.

                                            SHORT CALLS

         When referred on a "Short Call" (14 days or less), the day you pick up your referral counts as the first day. You must re-sign the out-of-work list within 2 days of receiving termination. (Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays included) or you will be removed from the list. Short Calls are limited to 14 working days, then return to your place on the out-of-work list.

                         Dispatch Systems- Number of Job Turndowns

     1. IBEW Local 342 is using a web-based referral system provided by UnionWorx. The system accurately accounts for job turndowns in order to implement the turndown rules.

In accordance with the International President's Referral Procedure, UnionWorx has the ability to identify the individuals who could have been referred but did not respond, and they shall be issued a turndown.

Example, There are 100 applicants on the available for work list and there are calls for 4 JWs. Number 37 on the list takes the last job. Every person from #1 to #36 that did not take a job or call in gets a turndown (ding).

     2. Registrants will be allowed two turndowns (ding) without penalty and will be rolled completely off the book for a third turndown (ding). Registrants must *re-register after being rolled off. When you roll off the book you no longer have a number. Your new position will be established based on when you *re-register. Note: Book position may not be available for up to 72 hours after being removed from the book for strikes. Example: If you are removed via strikes on Friday and immediately resign on Friday, your new number may not be available until Monday. 

Discharge For Cause

Any individual who receives two discharges for cause in a twelve month period shall be suspended from future referral privileges until they appear before the Appeals Committee for a determination as to their continued eligibility for referral.

Exemptions

 IBEW LU 342 Inside and Outside Referral Procedure Policy Turndown                                                              Exceptions 

     The following is a list of exceptions for which an applicant will not be assessed a turndown (ding) under the normal referral procedure:

     1. Summoned for, or serving on Jury Duty- Documentation is required.

     2. Calls for special skills that require certification or calls that require the ability to weld. 

     3. The applicant is refused work by the employer.

     4. Unavailable on official Union business.

     5. Providing care for an immediate family member who has a major illness. Immediate family shall include: spouse, children, parents, siblings, grandchildren, grandparents, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and in-laws relatives. Documentation from a medical professional is required. (Limited to two (2) weeks per occurrence)

     6. Death in the immediate family. Immediate family shall include: spouse, children, parents, siblings, grandchildren, grandparents, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and in-laws relatives. Documentation showing the death and relationship is required. (Limited to two (2) weeks per occurrence)

     7. Not accepting a "Short Call".