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Tom Dalzell

"Meeting Challenges with Worker-Led Initiatives "

 

 

By the numbers

Two years ago the government saved Wall Street from collapse with $2 trillion in bailouts — adding to the deficit. Now Wall Street says the deficit is dangerous and needs to be paid down—by us. Posted 9-1-10

25 companies killed 700,000 jobs—and and most of these companies are outsourcers. Posted 9-1-10

Despite economic crash, the top 25 utility execs in 2009 enjoyed pay hikes of 39% to 123%. Posted 8-25-10

A new poll says 51% of Americans don't want to renew current tax breaks for the rich when they expire; fewer than one-third support continued tax breaks for the rich.Posted 8-20-10

More than 70 years ago, President Franklin Roosevelt said, “If I were a worker in a
factory, the first thing I would do would be to join a union.” Obama says nearly the same.Posted 8-17-10

CPI at 1.6% for July Posted 8-17-10

Profits up an astounding 42.3% but job machine grinds to a halt Posted 7-29-10

Reinstating the estate tax on multi-millionaires could raise up to $60 billion to fight the national budget deficit Posted 7-27-10

Breaking the GOP filibuster means that 2.5 million unemployed workers will resume getting jobless benefits Posted 7-27-10

Poor Goldman Sachs has to pay 4% of last year's profit as a fine for wrecking global economy Posted 7-16-10

Reps. Barney Frank and Ron Paul agree $693 billion military tab is seriously damaging US economyPosted 7-16-10

CPI at 1.4% for June Posted 7-16-10

Aiding the jobless is more important than deficit according to 52% of voters in new poll Posted 7-15-10

Author who predicted housing market collapse offers 45 reasons why the financial reform bill won't avert the next economic crisis Posted 7-1-10

Having to work 80 hours of overtime a month at Apple factory in China has driven many workers to suicide Posted 7-1-10

Americans are more concerned about jobs than the federal deficit by 47% to 15% according to a recent Fox News poll Posted 6-25-10

Trumka: We're not going to fix the U.S. jobs and economic crisis with a 2-Tiered work force and 2-Tiered society Posted 6-25-10

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LOCAL 1245 NEWS:

Al Fortier hired as Local 1245 business representative (Posted 8-20-10)

Local 1245 Golf Tournament scheduled for October is postponed (Posted 8-20-10)

Selma Unit has temporary new meeting location (Posted 8-17-10)

Grant Salyer: Foreman, T-man, Mountain Bike Rider, dies (Posted 8-20-10)

Free Financial Seminars help Local 1245 members prepare for retirement (Posted 8-17-10) Seminar Schedule

Notice to Potential Delegates to 2011 IBEW convention in Vancouver (Re-Posted 8-17-10)

Magalli Wins

Trade Grant Winner: Magalli Languren wins grant to further education (Posted 8-17-10)

Jerry Brown

Jerry Brown: He created a job boom before and he can do it again (Posted 9-1-10)

 

"One Nation" formed to bring back American Dream (Posted 8-27-10)

New Photos Posted in Local 1245 photo gallery (Posted 8-24-10)

Gerald Biedinger, PG&E T&D Equipment Operator, dies in accident (Posted 8-20-10)

YES

YES Conference: New generation of IBEW members mobilize with Sept. 25 conference (Re-posted 8-20-10) RSVP

 

 

PG&E:

Letter Agreement: Humboldt decommissioning (Posted 8-27-10)

Member E-Mail: Clerical negotiations will affect management, too (Posted 8-20-10)

Member E-Mail: Leading utility? Or just mediocre? (Posted 8-20-10)

Letter Agreement: Relief Work and Resource Dispatchers at Concord and Fresno RMCs (Posted 8-17-10)

Letter Agreement modifies health care plan in wake of federal act (Posted 8-17-10)

Letter Agreement on temporary staffing at DCPP is cancelled (Posted 8-17-10)

Health Savings Account contribution levels clarified (Posted 8-17-10)

Clerical Bargaining

Q&A on key issues in PG&E's Clerical bargaining proposals (Posted 7-29-10)

 

 

Two Tier Bus

PG&E Two-Tier Scheme: Watch
out for the bus (Posted 7-27-10)

 

Letter Agreement anticipates 111 Alamaden closure; seeks protections (Posted 7-27-10)

Bogus Public Notice promotes "class action" against PG&E (Posted 7-27-10)

Letter Agreement to collect apprentice overpayments (Posted 7-16-10)

Clerical Bargaining

Clerical Rising! Members meet to plan strategy for contract campaign (Posted 7-1-10)

 

10 Ways To Make Noise for the Clerical bargaining campaign (Posted 7-1-10)

Clerical Campaign

VIDEO: WHAT'S A GOOD CLERK WORTH? Clerical members begin contract campaign at PG&E (Posted 6-25-10)

 

NV ENERGY:

Rally in Vegas at NV Energy headquarters: September 22, 2010 (Posted 8-27-10)

Pinochi and Pinochi

Clays Shoot in Reno draws IBEW members ... and Senator Reid. (Posted 8-24-10)

 

 

Weisshaar Fires Up AFL-CIO convention with news about NV Energy (Posted 8-24-10)

Roll Over Ad

New Ad asks why Ensign is rolling over for NV Energy
See the Ad
(Posted 8-20-10)

 

 

Retirees Picket NV Energy Board of Directors meeting (Posted 8-17-10)

Contract Ratified by narrow margin; campaign continues (Posted 8-12-10)

Journal Ad

Wall Street Journal ad: NV Energy comes in dead last in new JD Powers survey of western utilities
See the Ad
(Posted 8-2-10)

 

 

Kelley Ad

New Newspaper Ad calls out NV Energy for betraying its retirees
See the Ad
(Posted 7-29-10)

 

 

Who Ya Gonna Call?

VIDEO: Members, retirees warn PUC that cutbacks threaten service (Posted 7-29-10)

 

Shame on NV Energy

Shame on NV Energy website puts heat on execs. Become a fan on Facebook. Join the campaign here.

RETIREES:

Social Security: Nobel laureate says there is no crisis (Posted 8-20-10)

Beware the Doughnut-Hole phone scams!(Posted 7-1-10)

"WrinkleRun" raises money for union retiree advocacy group (Posted 6-23-10)

ENERGY TRENDS:

Creating & Keeping clean energy jobs in California: a new initiative (Posted: 8-27-10)

Recent Weather Chaos: the fingerprints of global warming (Posted: 8-17-10)

Soot is identified as major factor in global warming, loss of polar ice (Posted: 7-29-10)

Smart Meter pros and cons (Posted: 7-16-10)

Cutting Suburban Sprawl is key to saving energy (Posted: 6-25-10)

OUTSIDE CONSTRUCTION:

DISPATCH

Feedback Welcome on "Best Practices" draft report (Posted 8-20-10) Report Text

Outside Construction Report: Now dispatching large numbers of members(Posted 8-2-10)

ISLAND: Watch video of W.A. Chester's cable pull from narrow traffic island in San Francisco Posted 5-20-10

ISLAND: W.A. Chester

Northern California Underground Agreement posted (Posted 5-20-10)

W. A. Chester

W. A. Chester pulls cable from narrow traffic island in busy San Francisco (Photos)
(Posted 5-4-10)

Outside Construction Report: Organizing new contractors, writing new agreements, resolving jurisdictional disputes.(Posted 4-29-10)

Unscrupulous Employers who label workers as 'independent contractors' (Posted 4-14-10)

National Outside Portability Agreement (Posted 3-19-10)

National Emergency Response Agreement covering IBEW work (Posted 10-19-09)

PUBLIC SECTOR:

RT Bargaining

Sacramento RT members reject two offers; contract goes to arbitration. (Updated 9-1-10)

 

Public Employee Pensions are not the problem (Posted 8-27-10)

City of Healdsburg Proposal rejected by members (Posted 8-20-10)

Resort Improvement District agreement ratified (Posted 8-20-10)

City of Willits agreement ratified (Posted 8-20-10)

MID Life Saving

MID Linemen save woman from fire, win IBEW Life Saving Award (Posted 8-17-10)

 

 

Public Sector Pensions: Scapegoating workers who earned their benefits (Posted 8-17-10)

Sacramento RT members reject mediated agreement. (Posted 8-2-10)

WAPA fiber

 

WAPA fiber installation near Cottonwood, CA(Posted 7-16-10)

 

 

TREE TRIMMERS:

Asplundh in Woodside


Asplundh
Line Clearance Tree Trimmers in Woodside.(Posted 7-1-10)

 

Watsonville, Redwood City Unit meeting updates (Posted 6-16-10)

Jose del Rio

 

Jose del Rio receives 30-year award (Posted 7-1-10)

 

 

SAFETY MATTERS:

Are You Focused? Art Torres talks about what it takes to stay safe (Posted 8-20-10)

Safety Report: Helicopter program; first aid requirements; and more (Posted 8-17-10)

New Near Miss reported in San Mateo(Posted 6-7-10)

Safety Report: Lineman Peer-to-Peer program, right to refuse unsafe work, and more news (Posted 6-2-10)

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DATE EVENT
Sept 16: Financial Seminar, Oakland
Sept 17: Financial Seminar, Bakersfield
Sept 18: Financial Seminar, Fresno
Sept 21: Financial Seminar, Stockton
Sept 22: Rally at NV Energy, Las Vegas
Sept 22: Financial Seminar, Concord
Sept 23: Financial Seminar, San Mateo
Sept 25: Financial Seminar, San Jose
Sept 25: Financial Seminar, Redding
Sept 25: Financial Seminar, Chico
Sept 25: Youth Solidarity Conference, Vacaville
Sept 30: Financial Seminar, Monterey
Oct 2: Financial Seminar, San Luis Obispo
Oct 2: Financial Seminar, Sacramento
Oct 9: Financial Seminar, Santa Rosa
Oct 23: Advisory Council, Reno