30, 2010 IT’S UP TO US Linemen Take Responsibility for Safety “How many times have you looked up and said, ‘I should say something right now but I assume that guy knows what he’s doing?’” – Mike Gomes By Eric Wolfe It’s up to us. We will have to be responsible for our own safety… [Read More]
Archives for September 2010
Clerical Bargaining Shows Promise
Company and union negotiators met on Sept. 27 to continue bargaining for a new Clerical Agreement at PG&E. It was the first bargaining session in nearly three weeks due to the company’s need to focus its attention on responding to the San Bruno gas explosion. The meeting on Sept. 27, held at Local 1245’s Ronald… [Read More]
Fresno Protests Whitman’s Slur
WHITMAN COMPARES FRESNO TO DETROIT; FRESNO DOESN’T LIKE THE COMPARISON Fresno didn’t like the comparison to Detroit. Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman showed up in Fresno for a fundraiser Sept. 24, just days after she compared the city to Detroit. Those comments helped fuel dozens of protesters who also showed up, KMJ Radio reported. The… [Read More]
VIDEOS: Time For Change in Redding
TIME FOR CHANGE IN REDDING (AD #1) //youtu.be/pCJpK0fDbPc TIME FOR CHANGE IN REDDING (AD #2) //youtu.be/Arczh0ADqx0 TIME FOR CHANGE IN REDDING (AD #3) //youtu.be/EJxYqWbUFdM
Member Letter: Clerical Not Important?
As we all know, in current contract negotiations, PG &E proposed to contract clerical work and to lower the entire wage structure for the newly hired clerical worker. They say this will not affect current employees. I believe the company must think all clerical are worth less for this proposal to have ever been born…. [Read More]
Carroll Pinch Hits for Norris
BRYAN CARROLL TO FILL IN FOR BUSINESS REP. DARRYL NORRIS Effective Sept. 27, 2010, Bryan Carroll will join the staff on a temporary basis to perform the PG&E Business Representative duties of Darryl Norris. Carroll and Norris will work together until Sept. 29. Norris will be off on a leave-of-absence from Sept. 29 to… [Read More]
Retirees March on Vegas
The sun was hot and spirits were hotter when about 125 union members marched en masse to the front doors of NV Energy in Las Vegas on Sept. 22 chanting “NV Energy, shame on you!” For a moment it looked like they might invite themselves in for a personal chat with company executives, but they stopped a… [Read More]
Health Reform Begins to Take Effect
The following is excerpted from a story by Kevin Sack publish Sept. 23, 2010 in the New York Times. Sometimes lost in the partisan clamor about the new health care law is the profound relief it is expected to bring to hundreds of thousands of Americans who have been stricken first by disease and then… [Read More]
Frontier Unit Changes
FRONTIER UNITS HAVE NEW MEETING DATES Sheila Lawton Two Frontier units in the north have been assigned to Business Rep. Sheila Lawton and will have new meeting dates. Alturas #4013 meets on second Tuesday of the month, effective in November. Location and time remain the same. Burney #4015 now meets on second Wednesday of the… [Read More]
Whitman: Repeal Collective Bargaining
WHITMAN WILLING TO FINANCE BALLOT MEASURE TO CUT PENSIONS FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES; WOULD CONSIDER REVOKING COLLECTIVE BARGAINING LAW Republican Meg Whitman said she would possibly put up her own money–and she has a lot of it–to finance a ballot measure to slash public employee pensions. Whitman would consider revoking collective bargaining law for public employees… [Read More]
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