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Haircut: NV Energy crew in Minden

The NV Energy crew of Scott Lawlor, Erik Hall and Frank Ortega were preparing to set three new poles and replace the power lines in an alley off of Eighth Street when the Utility Reporter passed through Minden, Nevada over the summer. “These poles are old,” said Lawlor, a 13-year IBEW member working as a… [Read More]

Keeping You Cool: IBEW 1245 members at NV Energy’s Tracy Power Plant

by Eric Wolfe Photos by John Storey When summertime starts baking Nevada, you can count on the entire population turning on their air conditioners. You can also count on members of IBEW 1245 ratcheting up NV Energy’s Frank Tracy Power Plant just east of Reno to help meet the demand. “Same every year,” says Plant… [Read More]

Nevada AFL-CIO Presents “Employer of the Year” Award to NV Energy

At its constitutional convention in Reno, the Nevada AFL-CIO announced that NV Energy has been awarded “2016 Employer of the Year.” Representatives from IBEW 1245 and IBEW 396 joined NV Energy executives as they accepted the award before the convention body on August 23, 2016.

AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Motivates Union Activists in Nevada

There was a full house at the Labor Temple in Sparks, Nevada on Saturday, August 13, 2016, as National AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Tefere Gebre spoke to the numerous union members and families who came out to join the 2016 General Election “Super Walk” sponsored by the Nevada State AFL-CIO. Our contingent from IBEW 1245… [Read More]

Reno/Sparks Retirees Donate Fans to Needy Seniors

IBEW Local 1245 retiree Ron Borst once again challenged the members of the Reno/Sparks Retirees club to collect as many fans as they could in order to donate them to low-income seniors in the area. “Temperatures in the Reno/Sparks area can exceed 100 degrees, and many seniors cannot afford to pay for air conditioning,” said Borst. The club… [Read More]