Section 2865.50  Union Registration In Satisfaction Of Active Search Provisions

a)         Upon request, a claimant will satisfy the active search for work provisions of Section 500(C) of the Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 48, par. 420(C) [820 ILCS 405/500(C)], by registering for work with a union qualified under Section 2865.55.

1)         A claimant who is unemployed, belongs to the job classification of workers represented by the union and reports periodically (but not less than monthly), in person, to his local union placement service, shall meet the work search requirements of Section 500(C) of the Act.

2)         Meeting the requirements set forth in subsection (a)(1) shall not relieve the claimant from satisfying all other requirements of the Act regarding eligibility for benefits, including the additional work search requirements of Section 409(K) of the Act except during weeks beginning on or after March 7, 1993 and before January 1, 1995 when such additional requirements do not apply.

b)         The Agency shall maintain an updated listing of all unions qualified under Section 2865.55.

c)         Any local union certified by the Director before the effective date of this Section shall continue to be certified, without further action on its part, so long as it continues to meet the requirements of Section 2865.55(a).

(Source:  Amended at 17 Ill. Reg. 17917, effective October 4, 1993)