The following story by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Eric Nalder appeared March 27, 2011 in the San Francisco Chronicle Pacific Gas and Electric Co. sharply curtailed a program in 2000 that had replaced portions of the pipeline that exploded under San Bruno and hundreds of miles of other aging gas-transmission pipe in the previous 15 years,… [Read More]
Archives for March 2011
Martinez, Benesys Sponsor Soccer
Martinez Utility Services, a Local 1245 tree trimming contractor, has signed up as a $500 sponsor of the Local 1245 Gold Cup Soccer Tournament and Family Picnic. Benesys, the administrator of Local 1245’s Line Clearance Tree Trimmer Pension Plan, has also signed up to be a $500 sponsor. Local 1245 thanks these sponsors for their… [Read More]
Working to Avert Catastrophe
This CNN story was published on-line March 29, 2011. Tokyo (CNN) — They sleep anywhere they can find open space — in conference rooms, corridors, even stairwells. They have one blanket, no pillows and a leaded mat intended to keep radiation at bay. They eat only two meals each day — a carefully rationed… [Read More]
Rally on April 4 – Network Activated
IBEW Local 1245 has activated its Solidarity Action Network to boost turnout at “We Are One” rallies in 14 cities around California. The rallies, scheduled for April 4, are a coordinated response to the attacks on workers’ rights in California and Nevada, as well as the highly-publicized attacks on workers’ rights in Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana and elsewhere… [Read More]
Rally Locations & T-Shirt Sign-Up
Contact the IBEW representatives below to sign up to attend. Be sure to give your t-shirt size in order to receive your t-shirt at the rally. T-shirts are available for the first 300 to sign up to attend. Oakland, CA Solidarity Rally 1 Frank Ogawa Plaza Clay St. between 14th and 15th 11:30 am –… [Read More]
Rally on April 4 – Rally Flyer
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National Emergency Response Agrmt
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Degrees Don’t Always Equal Dollars
This story by Paul Krugman appeared March 6, 2011 in the New York Times. It is a truth universally acknowledged that education is the key to economic success. Everyone knows that the jobs of the future will require ever higher levels of skill. That’s why, in an appearance Friday with former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush,… [Read More]
National Portability Agreement
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Legislators Challenge Diablo Relicensing
This story by Adam Weintraub of the Associated Press was published March 21, 2011. State lawmakers called on California utilities Monday to delay efforts to relicense nuclear power plants until the companies complete detailed seismic maps to get a true picture of the risks posed by earthquakes and tsunamis. State senators raised sharp questions about… [Read More]
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