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Report: IBEW Local 396 Job Call Activity

Prepared for: [e.g., Membership, Training Director, Dispatch Log]
Reporting Period: [Start Date] – [End Date]
Date of Report: [Current Date]
Prepared by: [Name/Role]

Accepting a Job:

• Automatic Dispatch: If you are the next person on the list and the job matches your qualifications, the hall will attempt to call you. If you do not answer or turn down the job, you may be rolled to the bottom of the list.
• "Dirty" vs. "Clean" Books: If you turn down a job (getting "rolled"), you go to the bottom. If you are working and get laid off, you come back on the books "clean" (keeping your original spot or moving up based on time off).

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6. Common issues and complaints

• Perceived favoritism or noncompliance with call order.
• Inaccurate or out-of-date availability lists.
• Misclassification of work leading to disputes over jurisdiction or rates.
• Communication delays (phone trees, voicemail overload).
• Disputes over travel pay, reporting time, and layoff/recall procedures.

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