Catch a Call at The Hall
If you're a member of Local 278 or a traveler with the IBEW, the following lays out Local 278's Dispatch Procedure for being placed with a contractor:
- Read our Dispatch Rules, detailed below.
- Sign the Out of Work Book
- Monitor the Job Line Daily for Available Job Calls
Dispatch Rules
ALL CALLS REQUIRE A VALID TEXAS DL OR ID, SOCIAL SECURITY CARD, A TEXAS ELECTRICAL LICENSE AND A CURRENT DUES RECEIPT.
Book-Sign
Members can sign the out of work book 24/7/365 via our Website. Or in person anytime during business hours of 8:00 AM- 11:45 AM and 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM or any time the office staff or business manager is in the office before or after business hours.
Re-Sign
Re-sign is from the 10th thru the 16th of each month. You can now do a Re-Sign of the Work Book via the website. There is NO LONGER a grace period if the 16th falls on the weekend as the website is open 24/7/365. If you fail to re-sign you will be removed from the Book and must re-register via website or in person at the union hall, and will be placed at the bottom of the Book.
Job Line:
Our job line telephone number is 361-855-7775. Please call after 5:30 daily for job call information. You may also check IBEW Local 278 Website @ ibew278.org. Just click on job-line.
Job Dispatch:
We have a Day Book. When calls have been announced on the Job Line, anyone seeking a job referral must sign the Day Book between 8:00 and 8:30 AM. Referrals will be written at roll-call beginning promptly at 8:30 until all calls for the day are filled. Any calls left over will be filled by the business manager or his dispatcher through-out the day by any means necessary in order to man our work. Any calls not filled by the end of the business day will be put on the Job Line for the following day. Any work-man on the Out Of Work Book not reporting, in person, for roll-call or refusing a job call when one comes to his or her name will receive a strike. After three (3) strikes the workman's name will be removed from the Out Of Work Book and must re-register via website or in person at the union hall, and will be placed at the bottom of the book.
David A. Carranco, Business Manager
