Local 1245 members are on the ground in Florida, helping fight state legislation that threatens public sector union members. Local 1245 member Charley Souders offers this first-hand account of what’s going on. The IBEW Local 1245 team in Tampa consists of myself and Erika Barron. The team started off with a strategic overview meeting… [Read More]
Archives for April 2011
Docs Released on San Bruno Heros
NEWLY-RELEASED NTSB DOCUMENTS RECOGNIZE IBEW MEMBERS QUICK RESPONSE TO SAN BRUNO EXPLOSION This story by Garance Burke was published April 14, 2011 by the Associated Press. An off-duty company mechanic helped battle a deadly, gas-fueled inferno outside San Francisco by responding on his own before Pacific Gas & Electric Co. officials recognized one of their… [Read More]
Gov. Brown Appoints Dalzell to Board
Local 1245 Business Manager Tom Dalzell has been appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown to serve on the California Citizens Compensation Commission. The Commission sets wages and benefits for the legislature. In announcing the appointment, Gov. Brown’s office noted that Dalzell “has served as the business manager for IBEW Local 1245 since 2006, after serving as… [Read More]
Roseville LBF Recycles Old Proposals
The City and IBEW 1245 had a bargaining meeting on April 6, 2011, where the City presented IBEW 1245 a Last Best and Final proposal. The City’s proposal is very similar to what was rejected by the membership over a month ago 115-2. The highlights of the City’s Last Best and Final contain the following:… [Read More]
Law Requires More Green Power
BROWN SIGNS LAW REQUIRING UTILITIES TO BUY MORE GREEN POWER Gov. Jerry Brown on April 12 signed a far-reaching renewable energy law requiring California utilities to obtain a third of their electricity from wind, solar and other green sources. Speaking at the dedication of Flextronics new solar panel factory in Milpitas, Brown said the measure… [Read More]
Members Aid Florida Public Unions
Local 1245 members are traveling to Florida to help public employee unions there defeat anti-union legislation that would privatize thousands of union jobs and crush the labor movement in Florida. “Utilities sometimes help each other deal with storm damage through their ‘mutual aid’ agreements,” said Local 1245 Organizer Fred Ross Jr., who helped put together… [Read More]
Thanks PG&E!
PG&E APPRECIATED A Local 1245 member at the Turlock Irrigation District was in Oakhurst, CA on April 10 and spotted a couple of homemade signs thanking PG&E. They were probably in response to PG&E’s restoration work after recent storms. It looks like IBEW contractor International Line Builders (ILB) won some appreciation, too. It’s nice to… [Read More]
Meetings Explore New Units – en Español
A solicitud de los miembros del Local 1245 que trabajan para Trees Inc. y Utility Tree Service se llevaron a cabo reuniones especiales en Marysville y Sonoma. La asistencia a la reuni탳n en Sonoma fue muy buena, pero fue baja en Marysville debido a los trabajos relacionados con las tormentas. Los miembros de Marysville esperan… [Read More]
Meetings Explore Creating New Units
Special meetings were held in both Marysville and Sonoma at the request of Local 1245 members working for Trees Inc. and Utility Tree Service. Attendance at the Sonoma meeting was very good, but low in Marysville due to storm work. Those at Marysville hope to have another meeting to explore the possibility establishing a tree… [Read More]
Profits, CEO Pay Soar Some More
This story by Daniel Costello appeared April 9, 2011 in the New York Times. Happy days are back — in the corner office, at least. After shrinking during the 2008-9 recession, paychecks for top American executives are growing again — in many cases, significantly so. Rarely has the view from the corner office seemed so… [Read More]