If you’re retiring, we’d like to know about it so that we can publish the news in the Utility Reporter. Currently PG&E is the only Local 1245 employer who automatically provides the union a list of newly-minted retirees. We’re trying to get the other employers to do likewise. In the meantime, if you’re a Local… [Read More]
Archives for January 2009
PG&E & Union Examine Gas Challenges
Pacific Gas & Electric is facing unprecedented challenges in the gas side of its business. On Jan. 21, PG&E Senior Vice Presidents Ed Salas, Geisha Williams, and Helen Burt met with IBEW Local 1245 Business Manager Tom Dalzell and approximately 30 IBEW members at Weakley Hall in Vacaville to review the current challenges and the… [Read More]
UNION RESPONDS TO ROSEVILLE BUDGET PROBLEMS
Local 1245 rejected a proposal by the City of Roseville that IBEW members give up their 5% general wage increase for 2009. The wage increase in 2009 was the regularly scheduled increase for the third year of the current four-year agreement. Because the agreement is a legally-binding document, city management cannot unilaterally roll back what… [Read More]
NV Energy Announces Intention To Cancel Current Labor Agreemen
Brothers, and Sisters: Yesterday, NV Energy notified Local 1245 of its intention to cancel the current labor agreement effective December 31, 2009. While NV Energy has not taken this approach with Local 1245 in the past, contract cancellation notices are not uncommon in collective bargaining. The current agreement will remain in full force and effect… [Read More]
News From Nevada: Report To Advisory Council By Chip Chadwick
SIERRA PACIFIC POWER CO/NV ENERGY Since emails have been sent out to members reminding them of unit meetings, attendance has been good. Attendance should stay strong as proposals must be presented in writing, seconded, and voted on by the membership at the unit meetings during the months of April and May. Invitations have been sent… [Read More]
MEMBERS AT AC TRANSIT RATIFY NEW 3-YEAR AGREEMENT
Members of IBEW Local 1245 at AC Transit ratified a 3-year agreement on Jan. 20 by a vote of 17-6. The agreement provides wage hikes of 1.5% effective July 2007, 1.5% effective July 2008, 1.5% effective July 2009, with an additional wage increase of 3% for all classifications on July 1, 2009. Also included was… [Read More]
Davey Tree Santa Clara Pact
Local 1245 members ratified a new agreement with Davey Tree for work performed at the City of Santa Clara. The two-year agreement, ratified in November, provides general wage increases of 1.7% for 2008, 4% for 2009 and 4.5% for 2010. Out of town subsistence pay has been increased from $18 to $30 per day. The employer… [Read More]
New Procedure For Sierra Pacific Bargaining Proposals
A new procedure has been put in place for members to submit bargaining proposals for upcoming negotiations with Sierra Pacific Power, now known as NV Energy. The previous process frequently resulted in proposals that were not clear or understandable, or that conflicted with one another. We can help our bargaining committee be more effective by… [Read More]
GAS TRAINING FACILITY DEDICATED AT LIVERMORE
Pacific Gas & Electric formally dedicated its new gas maintenance operations training facility in Livermore on Dec. 3, assuring that its IBEW-represented gas employees will continue to be among the best-trained in the country. The dedication was an opportunity for both management and the union to acknowledge the critical link between training and safety, and to… [Read More]
DISTRICT PROPOSAL NO 1
TITLE 3 — NONDISCRIMINATION Amend the present language as follows: It is the policy of the District and the Union not to discriminate against any employee because of race, religion, creed, ancestry, handicap, sex, color, age, national origin, medical condition, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or marital status, or any other basis protected by… [Read More]