PG&E Retirement Benefits Bargaining IBEW LOCAL 1245 COUNTER-PROPOSAL TO PG&E’S ‘COMPREHENSIVE FINAL OFFER’ IBEW Local 1245 on May 5 responded to Pacific Gas & Electric’s “comprehensive final offer” on retirement medical benefits. The union’s counter proposal would ease the burden of medical costs for retired union members and establish Retirement Medical Savings Accounts (RMSAs) to… [Read More]
Archives for May 2009
Redding Maintenance Unit Ratifies Contract Extension
By Ray Thomas The IBEW Maintenance bargaining unit at the City of Redding voted overwhelmingly on April 27 to accept the tentative agreement for a contract extension. Negotiations for the Electric bargaining unit is temporarily on hold pending a decision on an Unfair Practice Charge filed by the union in February. Since last summer IBEW… [Read More]
Member Letter: Take Nothing For Granted
Editor’s note: This letter arrived April 29 in the form of an e-mail to Business Manager Tom Dalzell concerning the April 30 gathering of linemen in Vacaville to discuss safety. The letter is published with the writer’s permission. Tom, I applaud the linemen for taking responsibility for their own safety. I believe this is going… [Read More]
HARD TIMES ENTERPRISE
FORMER LINEMAN CREATES ON-LINE SWAP SITE The economic downturn is forcing a lot of people, including former IBEW members, to scale back spending or seek additional sources of income. “In these economic times I’m having a tough time,” says John Walthall, a former PG&E lineman now on long-term disability. He was in the middle of… [Read More]
Safety Report: May 2009
Local 1245 Safety Committee The Local 1245 Safety and Health Committee met on May 27, 2009 at Weakley Hall in Vacaville. Committee members present were: Robert Burkle, Michael Gomes, Darryl Rice, Sergio Munez, Al White, Dan Boschee and Ralph Armstrong. Committee member absent: Art Torres. New Committee member Dan Boschee was introduced. Dan will… [Read More]