Note: In its first article covering IBEW Local 1245’s massive five-month campaign to defend retirement medical benefits at NV Energy, the Reno Gazette Journal published the following story on Feb. 27, 2010. Members of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1245 will staff an information table at today’s Washoe Democratic Party caucuses at Wooster… [Read More]
Archives for February 2010
Clerical Drop-Ins: Schedule (Revised)
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Team Effort Gets Results in Organizing
By Ron Cochran February is coming to an end. There has been ongoing organizing, jurisdictional disputes, termination cases, class action grievances and one duty of fair representation charge filed with the National Labor Relations Board. Organizing has been a real team effort. Ralph Armstrong and Elizabeth McInnis have been putting in long hours. We… [Read More]
WAPA – Captain Jack in the Snow
IBEW Local 1245 members working for the Western Area Power Administration braved some of the fiercest winter weather in years to perform trouble work recently on the Captain Jack 500-kv line in the rugged mountains near Grizzly Peak. The Captain Jack line is part of the California Oregon Intertie–transmission lines that knit together power grids… [Read More]
Jobs Bill Overcomes GOP Filibuster
A jobs bill aimed at encouraging businesses to hire more workers broke through a Republican filibuster in the U.S. Senate Feb. 22 on a 62-30 vote. The Senate’s newest member, Scott Brown of Massachusetts, and four other Republicans voted to end debate so that the bill can be brought to a vote. The bill contains… [Read More]
Diversified in Rugged Terrain
IBEW Local 1245 members working for Diversified Utility Services installed new 115 kv transmission lines last autumn, creating a new circuit to improve load capacity and reliability to an area historically fed only by PG&E. The new circuit, from Trinity Dam to Weaverville, CA, runs from United States Bureau of Reclamation through WAPA, connecting to… [Read More]
South Feather Unit Change
Unit 4016, South Feather Water and Power, has changed its meeting dates. The new meeting dates, through June, are: February 18, 2010 (Thursday) March 17, 2010 (Wednesday) April 22, 2010 (Thursday) May 20, 2010 (Thursday) June 17, 2010 (Thursday)
Letter: NV Energy cuts make mockery of employees’ dedicated service
To Whom It May Concern: As a 45-year employee of NV Energy and the predecessor owners of the current company, I am concerned about several issues involved in recent announcements and cuts in service and employees by the company. As outlined in an advertisement in our local newspaper this week, the elimination of rural Nevada electric line… [Read More]
Clerical Drop-In Sessions: Stop By!
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Shift & Nuclear Premiums for 2010
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