Unit 1128, Lemoore, has a new meeting location. Going forward, meetings will be held at 788 East “D” St., Lemoore, CA. Meetings will continue to be held on Thursdays at 5:45 p.m. Dates for the remainder of 2009 are: Sept. 10, Oct. 15, Nov. 12 and Dec. 10. Bob Dean, Business Rep.
Archives for August 2009
Tree Contract Extension – en Español
Los miembros del Local 1245 del IBEW tendr탡n la oportunidad de votar sobre una oferta para la pr탳rroga de los contratos colectivos vigentes con Asplundh Tree Expert Co., Trees, Inc. y Utility Tree Service, Inc. La votaci탳n se realizar탡 por correo postal, y las papeletas de votaci탳n ser탡n contadas el 30 de septiembre. La carta… [Read More]
NV Energy Announces Office Closures
NV Energy on Aug. 26 announced the closure of three business offices in Elko, Yerington and Carson City effective Oct. 30. Employees have been offered positions in Reno, which is 293, 84 and 25 miles respectively from their current headquarters. Twelve members are affected. Options are varied depending on location, age and years of service. Options include… [Read More]
Retiree Letter: Let’s Have Some Compassion
Editor’s note: The following e-mail from Local 1245 Retiree Club member Walt Korus Jr. is printed here with his permission. To the Editor: I believe the most important part of health care reform is getting health care for all American citizens. At the last meeting of our retiree club I was really upset at the members… [Read More]
NV Energy Announces Office Closures
NV Energy on Aug. 26 announced the closure of three business offices in Elko, Yerington and Carson City effective Oct. 30. Employees have been offered positions in Reno, which is 293, 84 and 25 miles respectively from their current headquarters. Twelve members are affected. Options are varied depending on location, age and years of service. Options include… [Read More]
DOT Test Rules
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PG&E Gets Approval For Solar Deal
Editor’s note: The following story by David Baker appeared Aug. 21 in the San Francisco Chronicle. California energy regulators on Thursday (Aug. 20) gave Pacific Gas and Electric Co. permission to buy electricity from two large solar power plants that an Oakland firm plans to build in the Mojave Desert. The California Public Utilities Commission… [Read More]
PG&E Seeks Higher Bar For Municipalities Wanting To Sell Power
Editor’s note: This story by David Baker appeared Aug. 18 in the San Francisco Chronicle. For years, cities dissatisfied with Pacific Gas and Electric Co. have tried to break away from the utility company, either by joining another or going into the power business for themselves. They have rarely succeeded in breaking free. Now PG&E… [Read More]
Important Information Regarding Recent Changes to the PG&E 401k Plan
Dear I.B.E.W. Local 1245 Member, For the past 25 years, Merrill Lynch and I.B.E.W. Local 1245 have worked together to provide financial planning, pre-retirement preparation, and asset management information to P.G.&E. employees and their spouses who are at least 45 years of age or on LTD. In the past, Robert Gallo, Dave Brantley, and Jon… [Read More]
Members Approve Pact with Plumas-Sierra Rural Electric
Members of IBEW Local 1245 ratified a new agreement with Plumas-Sierra Rural Electric Cooperative in a second round of balloting conducted on Aug. 5. The two-year agreement, which runs through June 30, 2011, increases wages 3.5% on July 1, 2009, and by another .75% on Jan. 1, 2010 based on PSREC meeting certain financial goals…. [Read More]