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Archives for July 2010

RT Members Reject TA

IBEW Local 1245 members at Sacramento Regional Transit rejected a mediated Tentative Agreement. The vote, conducted on July 19, was 152 against and 13 in favor. The union is scheduled to meet with the District on Aug. 4 for another mediated session in an effort to reach an agreement that is acceptable to the members…. [Read More]

New Video: Members Warn PUC

WHO YA GONNA CALL? IBEW members warn Public Utilities Commission of Nevada that NV Energy is sacrificing customer service. DATE UPLOADED: 7/29/10 CREDIT: IBEW 1245 Media

If You Didn’t Receive a Ballot …

Ballots for the NV Energy contract ratification vote will be counted Thursday, Aug. 12 at 10:00 am. If you have not received a ballot: Call 707-452-2728, or e-mail awl3@ibew1245.com State you have not received a ballot, and leave the following information: Name (spell last) Address (spell street) Company you work for (NVE/SPPC) Phone number where you… [Read More]

NVE Is Shortchanging Customers

This Op-Ed by Steve Wiel and Robert Sprague appeared July 28, 2010 in the Reno Gazette Journal. With all the recent media and public attention over what NV Energy plans to spend to deliver electricity to its 2.4 million customers, many have lost sight of the cheapest way for NV Energy and all the state’s… [Read More]

NVE: Not Good Corporate Citizen

The following Op-Ed by the Rev. Neal Anderson appeared July 13 in the Reno Gazette Journal and on-line at RGJ.com. NV Energy‘s request for a rate reduction will surely  be welcomed by all Nevadans, whose utility rates are the highest of the mountain states. One might even mistake the utility’s action as corporate generosity. But… [Read More]

Newspaper Ad Features Retiree

IBEW Local 1245 published a new full page ad on July 29 that highlights the sacrifice made by retiree Sylvester Kelley, a former lineman at NV Energy. Kelley is one of the retirees who is facing higher medical costs due to the company’s betrayal of its promise to take care of its retirees. The ad… [Read More]

Profits Up, Jobs Down

The following Op-Ed by Harold Meyerson was published July 28, 2010 by the Washington Post.   Ain’t no hiring. And ain’t likely to be any for a good long time. The problem isn’t merely the greatest downturn since the Great Depression. It’s also that big business has found a way to make big money without… [Read More]