September,4th 2024
Updated Monthly
The Local 697 Business office is located at 7200 Mississippi St., Suite 200, Merrillville, Indiana.

September,4th 2024
Work Outlook : Work continues to be steady in our area. Bp is on schedule for all major TARs this Fall. Mostly consisting of the DDU, SRU,12PS,VRU-300 and Coker. We can start to expect some manpower increases on some of these projects in late summer and early fall. Along the Lakefront, Cleveland Cliffs and USS continue to do scheduled maintenance and small shutdowns and some capital work. Cargill continues with heavy maintenance work. Commercial work in the region is still abundant with alot of new projects, including new restaurants, hotels, medical outpatient centers and multiple commercial buildings. Community hospital is building a new cancer center. Overall, the work outlook continues to be steady as we approach the 4th quarter. 

Book I – 38  Book II – 82

.....Sign-in 7:30- 4:00pm M,T,W,Th,Fri,
Re-sign on the 10th through 16th of each month.Jobs are updated daily on our  Website:      IBEW697.org  If you are registered on the Out of Work list, you can "bid" on jobs on the website, leave a voice message, or you may still call in between 7:30 and 9 am . Please!  watch the double booking!

  Book I – 37  Book II – 69

Sign-in 7:30 - 4:00 M,T,W,Th,Fri, 

Re-sign is from the 10-16th of each month begining January 2020.

Jobs updated daily on our Website: IBEW697.org

Note: If you are registered on the Out of Work list, you can bid on jobs on the website, leave a voice message or you may still call in between 7:30 and 9 am. Please! watch the double booking!