When a signatory elevator company needs an employee he calls the Union Hall that covers his area. The Business Manager maintains a list of name of men available for work. If there are no members available he refers to a hiring list.
This list is populated through a recruitment drive which is set up throught the National Elevator Industry Educational Program. This drive is held in Three stages: 1) Application 2) Aptitude Test
3) Interview
Notification of the recruitment drive will be posted in the classified ads of the area news papers, posted on this web site and by word of mouth of our members. This notification will have information of when and where to fill out an application. Those that completed the application will be contacted by mail with Dates and times for the aptitude test. Those that pass the aptitude test will be contacted by mail with dates and time of the interviews. the interviews are given by representatives of the signatory companies paired with members of Local 135.
The applicants will then to be ranked on the hiring list for referal.