Dispatch

We run a simple dispatch process.

First, we have to know you want to go to work.

Fill out an Out-of-Office Fax Form and fax it to our Dispatch Centre at 780-451-2018. (Please note you can't fax it to us from a jobsite.) Out-of-Work forms are available from our offices in Edmonton and Fort McMurray, or on this website (link to form) (*see below).

Second, show up at the Dispatch Centre.

Work slips are given to members at the Dispatch Centre (16214 - 118 Avenue, Edmonton) at the following times Monday through Friday, except Statutory Holidays:

B Welders: 9:00am
Fitters: 10:00am
Apprentices: 1:30pm

You can also request to take the call-out at our McMurray office, 9703A Franklin Avenue.

These days, it’s rare for anyone who wants to work to leave the Dispatch Centre without a slip, unless he or she is seeking highly specialized work.

There are a few things to remember about this process:

• It’s up to each member to notify the Dispatch Centre when he or she is out of work. Don’t rely on the employer to tell us!
• Subject to the usual delay waiting for results of Drug & Alcohol testing, you must show up to take your work assignment within 24 hours.
• Works slips are distributed first to members who have been on the list the longest.