Your local doesn't have any employment resources? I should think that they would have a primary interest in keeping members employed. But maybe I'm straying into the darker side of things...
Our union is all about work referral; in fact, it's one of the main ways to get in with our local. But then again, I'm in an industry and area where there are very few traditional "shops" where one can apply for employment and then be accepted into the union.
