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.
• 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.

Signing The Book

• All initial sign-ins for the out-of-work list must be made in person during normal business hours (7:30am - 4:30pm) at the local office, or at regularly scheduled union meetings. Our address is 7320 S. University Ave, Little Rock, AR 72209.
• Applicants will be placed in the highest group/book for which they qualify.
• If you were previously employed by a signatory contractor in jurisdiction, you must have a separation notice 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, the office staff will be able 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 (501) 562-2244.

Bidding & Taking Jobs

• Job calls for the next business day are posted at 04:30 pm, the IBEW 295 Job Calls Website, and the IBEW 295 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 7:30 AM job call cutoff. (for all calls)
• The job call system will run at 09:00 am on the day of the call. (09:01 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 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 295 DOES NOT keep your credentials on file.

Re-sign Procedures

• If you are on a short call, you are still required to re-sign.
• Each applicant on the out-of-work list for any group/book must resign monthly to maintain their position. No matter what your original sign in date, resigns must be received in the local Union office between the 10th and 16th of each month. (midnight to midnight)
• Resigns may be submitted in person at the Hall, by regular mail, fax, email, IBEW 295 Website, or the IBEW 295 Mobile App
• Failure to resign during the monthly resign period will result in being removed from the out-of-work list and you will need to re-register, in person, to be added back on the out-of-work list
• In the event that an employee is referred and then laid-off because of a Reduction of Force (ROF) and, who receives, though no fault of his own, work of 40 hours or less shall, upon re-registration, be restored to their position on the out-of-work list. If the worker quits or is fired for cause, they will lose their position and must re-register to be added back on the out-of-work list

Dings / Turn Downs

• Applicants will be allowed two turn-downs without penalty
• After the third turn-down, the applicant will be removed from the book and must resign.
• Rejection of an applicant by an employer will not be considered a turn down
• Passing a specialty call (ie, service truck, cable splicers, welders, etc.) and short calls will not count as a turn-down

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