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New Agreement Ratified at Wells REC

January 6, 2017

The IBEW 1245 members at Well Rural Electric Co. (REC) unanimously ratified a new four-year agreement by a vote of 11-0, and the agreement has been accepted by the Cooperative’s Board. The agreement includes a 3% wage increase on the first of the year during each of the four years that the contract will be in effect… [Read More]

Reno/Sparks Retirees Continue Tradition of Holiday Giving

January 3, 2017

Reno/Sparks Retirees Continue Tradition of Holiday Giving

The Reno/Sparks Retirees Club continued their tradition of giving around the holidays in 2016. By selling raffle tickets at its monthly meetings, the group raised $900 and divided the proceeds evenly between three worthy charities — the Ronald McDonald House, Reno Veterans Guest House and Northern Nevada Children’s Cancer Society.

Yerington Retirees Support “Wreaths Across America”

December 28, 2016

Yerington Retirees Support “Wreaths Across America”

This holiday season, the Yerington IBEW Local 1245 Retirees Club purchased 10 wreaths for “Wreaths Across America,” an annual ceremony that commemorates fallen soldiers by laying wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery, as well as over 1,100 additional locations in all 50 states. Yerington Retirees Club President Tom “T” Bird and his wife Sue also purchased an… [Read More]

Local 1245/NV Energy Food Drive Provides Holiday Dinners to 200 Families

December 19, 2016

Local 1245/NV Energy Food Drive Provides Holiday Dinners to 200 Families

IBEW 1245 member John Wilson organized a food drive at NV Energy to help needy families in the Reno/Sparks area. With the help of NV Energy volunteers, Wilson collected enough donations from Local 1245, NV Energy and his fellow employees to provide Christmas turkeys and dinners for over 200 families! –Pat Waite, IBEW 1245 Business Rep

Caesars files to stop buying power from NV Energy

December 1, 2016

Toward the end of an already tough year for Nevada’s largest utility, NV Energy Inc., yet another of its large electric customers has filed with state regulators for permission to buy its power elsewhere. Following in the footsteps of MGM Resorts International, Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Wynn Resorts Ltd., which asked for and were granted… [Read More]

Dalzell: Fighting for Our Jobs in Nevada

November 15, 2016

Dalzell: Fighting for Our Jobs in Nevada

The competitive challenges facing our industry can seem abstract. You can’t see the threat of deregulation or feel how the grid is changing – but failing to confront those challenges puts our jobs at risk. This November was a rare exception – our Nevada members had the opportunity to vote on a policy with real… [Read More]

Reno/Sparks Retirees Donate to Evelyn Mount’s Food Bank

November 3, 2016

Reno/Sparks Retirees Donate to Evelyn Mount’s Food Bank

IBEW Local 1245’s Reno/Sparks Retirees Club donated $444 — comprised of club funds as well as collections from a hat pass — to Evelyn Mount’s Community Outreach Food Bank. Photo by Chip Chadwick

Hundreds of Union Members Join Precinct Walk to Get Out the Vote in Nevada

October 27, 2016

Hundreds of Union Members Join Precinct Walk to Get Out the Vote in Nevada

On Saturday, October 22, IBEW 1245 members, staff and retirees were joined by more than 300 volunteers from many different union and labor organizations to get out the vote for U.S. Senate candidate Catherine Cortez Masto and NO on Question 3. Many of the volunteers travelled hundreds of miles to join the effort. “We knocked on 4227… [Read More]

Nevada Retirees Hold Bake Sale to Draw Support for Social Security

October 25, 2016

Nevada Retirees Hold Bake Sale to Draw Support for Social Security

On Wednesday October 12, 2016, members of the Nevada Alliance for Retired Americans (NARA) held a bake sale and press conference at the Social Security Administration office in Reno, demanding that Rep. Joe Heck sign the pledge to protect Social Security. The event was covered by the local NBC affiliate, For the third time in recent weeks,… [Read More]

NARA Endorses Catherine Cortez-Masto

October 14, 2016

NARA Endorses Catherine Cortez-Masto

The Nevada Alliance for Retired Americans endorsed Catherine Cortez-Masto for United States Senate at her campaign office in Las Vegas earlier this week. NARA President and IBEW 1245 retiree Tom “T” Bird read and delivered the letter of endorsement, and then they celebrated Social Security’s 81st birthday with some delicious cake. “In her speech after the… [Read More]

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