OUTSIDE CONSTRUCTION HAS RECORD-BREAKING YEAR IN ORGANIZING AND NEGOTIATING FIRST AGEEMENTS Local 1245’s Outside Construction had another record breaking year in 2011. Staff organized and negotiated 39 first agreements and 9 project labor agreements. We’ve also had contractors expand their scope of work, and we’ve renegotiated dozens of agreements. First Agreements: CONTRACTOR WORK/AGREEMENT DEERPATH AMI… [Read More]
Archives for January 2010
East Bay Service Awards 2008-2009
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Tax Financial Speculation to Relieve Budget Crunch
By Dean Baker The Guardian Unlimited, December 14, 2009 There is a growing movement in both the United States and around the world for taxing financial speculation. The logic is simple: even a very small tax on trades in stock, options, credit default swaps, and other derivative instruments can raise an enormous amount of revenue. Even… [Read More]
Stewards Mull Over Host of Problems
PG&E STEWARDS CONFERENCE: STAFFING, SAFETY, DISCIPLINE Staffing, safety and escalating discipline were among the major topics highlighted at the PG&E stewards conference held Jan. 22 in Sacramento. (See separate story on upcoming Clerical bargaining.) Staffing levels of PG&E are inadequate to meet the workload in both gas and electric, according to Business Manager Tom Dalzell…. [Read More]
Clerical Stewards Gear Up for Bargaining
CLERICAL BARGAINING: A NEW DAY, A NEW GAME Preserving our standard of living will be a major challenge as Local 1245 gears up this year to negotiate a new Clerical labor agreement at Pacific Gas & Electric. At a massive PG&E stewards conference held Jan. 14 in Sacramento, Business Manager Tom Dalzell said the union… [Read More]
VIDEO: Contract Action Rally
IBEW1245 Contract Action Rally 11/7/09 Reno Nevada KTVN Channel 2 News in Reno covers IBEW rally to protect retiree medical benefits at NV Energy. DATE UPLOADED: 1/22/10 CREDIT: KTVN CHANNEL 2 NEWS
VIDEO: SLAP: Safety Presentation by Carl Potter
SLAP: Safety Presentation by Carl Potter 11/30/09 Vacaville, CA Safety Consultant Carl Potter discusses breaking the rules with linemen at the Lineman Safety Summit. You can contact Potter at www.carlpotter.com DATE UPLOADED: 1/22/10 CREDIT: IBEW 1245 Media
Yerington Ad: Walk the Line
NV Energy retirees and employees turned up the heat on the utility with full-page newspaper ads and a door-to-door campaign warning the public about impending service cuts. An ad published Jan. 14 in the Yerington-area Mason Valley News accused NV Energy executives of pushing massive service cuts “while fattening their pockets with record pay hikes.”… [Read More]
Walk the Line Ad (Text)
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In Our Hands: Asserting Leadership on Safety
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