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 (7:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.) at the local office. Our address is 1040 S. Broadway Wichita, KS 67211.
• 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 (316) 267-8255

Bidding & Taking Jobs

• Job calls for the next business day are posted at 4:30 P.M., the IBEW Local Union # 271 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 9:30 AM job call cutoff. (for all calls)
• The job call system will run at 4:30 P.M. on the day of the call.
• 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 call must call the hall for further instructions.
• A BID IS A BINDING COMMITMENT TO 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.

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, or the Union Worx 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
• An applicant who is hired and who receives, through no fault of his own, work of fourty hours or less shall, upon registration, be restored to his appropriate place within his group.

Dings / Turn Downs

• Registrants will be allowed two turndowns without penalty and will be rolled completely off the book for a thrid turndown. You must re-register with dispatch agent (316-267-8255) after being rolled off.
• Example: There are 100 persons on the availabe for work list and there are calls for 4 JW's. Number 37 on the list fills the forth and fianal JW position for the call. Every person from 1 to 36 that did not bid on the call will get a turndown (strike).
• On job calls in "Zone B" turndowns will not be Applied.                                    (This provision is subject to change if job calls in "Zone B" are not filled in a timely manner.) 
• It will not be considered a turndown if a registrant is currently dispatched to an employer for a group 1 Short Call.
• Rejection of an applicant by an employer will not be considered a turn down
• Passing a specialty call will not be considered a turndown.

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.