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Archives for October 2010

Dalzell to Clerical: You Did It

By Tom Dalzell, Business Manager This was one of the most challenging sets of negotiations our Clerical members ever faced. The economy is terrible, PG&E has faced unprecedented operational problems, and new officers are not familiar with the history that produced our wages and working conditions. We knew that these would be tough negotiations, and… [Read More]

Roseville, IBEW Exchange Proposals

To: City of Roseville Brothers and Sisters From: IBEW Local 1245 Bargaining Committee Below is a summary of the initial proposals submitted by your bargaining committee and proposals received from the City after 2 bargaining meetings. Per our agreement with the City, all proposals except counters were to be submitted by the conclusion of the… [Read More]

VIDEO: NV Energy Betrays Retirees

//youtu.be/wPJrjBWonuk NV ENERGY RETIREES SPEAK OUT Retired IBEW members at NV Energy appear in web-based video. DATE UPLOADED:10/28/10 CREDIT: í¢”š¬¨Storefront Political Media for IBEW 1245

Clerical Agreement Highlights

Dear IBEW Clerical Sisters and Brothers at PG&E, PG&E and IBEW Local 1245 bargaining committees reached a tentative agreement on a new contract for our Clerical members on Monday, Oct. 25,  2010.  The tentative agreement will be posted on the IBEW website in the near future. We will conduct a mail ballot ratification vote. Ballots will… [Read More]

Brown Opens Lead in Governor’s Race

Democrat Jerry Brown has opened a double-digit lead over Republican Meg Whitman in the governor’s race, according to a new Los Angeles Times/USC poll. Brown was leading Whitman 52 percent to 39 percent among likely voters, expanding his lead particularly among women and Latino voters, according to the poll. Campaigning Oct. 24 at several churches… [Read More]

PUC-N Calls for Comments

The Nevada Public Utilities Commission has issued a notice of IBEW Local 1245‘s Petition to initiate an investigation into SPPC“s workforce staffing and planning. The Commission states that “interested and affected parties persons may file comments at either of the Commission’s offices on or before Wednesday, November 24, 2010.” Local 1245 petitioned the PUC-N earlier… [Read More]

Tentative Agreement on Clerical Pact

Dear IBEW Sisters and Brothers at PG&E, PG&E and IBEW Local 1245 bargaining committees reached a tentative four-year agreement on a new contract for our Clerical members on Monday, Oct. 25.  Details of the agreement will be posted on this website in the very near future. Our plan is to conduct the ratification vote in November… [Read More]

Job Loss Would Have Been Far Worse

The economy and jobs are the top issues in the Nov. 2 elections. But with all the rhetoric and hot air filling the airways, it’s hard to get the straight facts. U.S. unemployment is high. But at the same time, more private-sector jobs have been created this year alone than in all eight years of the Bush… [Read More]

Dispatches from the Class War

By Bill Quigley The rich and their paid false prophets are doing a bang up job deceiving the poor and middle class. They have convinced many that an evil socialism is alive in the land and it is taking their fair share. But the deception cannot last – facts say otherwise. Yes, there is a… [Read More]