//youtu.be/JucpxciF6dA NV ENERGY SHAREHOLDER SHOWDOWN IBEW members and retirees with NV Energy stock protest an the utility’s 2011 shareholder meeting, and succeed in passing a shareholder resolution. DATE UPLOADED:5/19/11 CREDIT: IBEW 1245 Media
Archives for May 2011
Bargaining Report: Benefits
PG&E BENEFITS NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE As of May 6, 2011, IBEW 1245’s Benefits Bargaining Committee has received approximately 500 proposals. We may receive more once the Physical Bargaining Committee completes sorting their proposals. We are currently reviewing and prioritizing individual proposals. IBEW 1245 and PG&E are scheduled to exchange opening proposals on June 7th. Your IBEW… [Read More]
Bargaining Report: Benefits Revised
PG&E BENEFITS BARGAINING UPDATE During the week of May 10 the Local 1245 Benefits Bargaining Committee continued prioritizing proposals. We also began calculating costs on various proposals and formulating our final proposal. Our goal is to develop a final package of proposals to exchange with PG&E on June 7, with the exception of medical plan… [Read More]
Japan Failings: Danger Sign for U.S.
IN JAPAN REACTOR FAILINGS, DANGER SIGNS FOR U.S. This story by Hiroko Tabuchi, Keith Bradsher and Matthew Wald appeared in the May 18, 2011 New York Times. TOKYO — Emergency vents that American officials have said would prevent devastating hydrogen explosions at nuclear plants in the United States were put to the test in Japan… [Read More]
PG&E Underspent Pipeline Funds
PG&E UNDER-SPENT ON PIPELINE REPLACEMENT This story by Eric Nalder was published May 17, 2011 in the San Francisco Chronicle. SAN BRUNO — Pacific Gas and Electric Co. under-spent its state-authorized budget for replacing aging natural gas pipelines by $183 million from 1987 to 1999, and the California Public Utilities Commission doesn’t know what happened… [Read More]
Japanese Concealed Seismic Danger
JAPANESE OFFICIALS IGNORED OR CONCEALED DANGERS This story by Norimitsu Onishi and Martin Fackler appeared May 17 in the New York Times. OMAEZAKI, Japan — The nuclear power plant, lawyers argued, could not withstand the kind of major earthquake that new seismic research now suggested was likely. If such a quake struck, electrical power could… [Read More]
Amaral, Baker Join Advisory Council
IBEW Local 1245 President Mike Davis, on the right, administered the oath to two new members of the Advisory Council on April 30. Ken Amaral, in the middle, will now represent the old Drum Division of PG&E, Plumas Sierra REC, and City of Roseville. Amaral is a 32-year IBEW member and Senior Hydro Clerk in… [Read More]
USBR Unit Donates to Disabled Veterans
Unit 3012, US Bureau of Reclamation, donated $300 from its unit fund to Disabled American Veterans just before Christmas of last year. The veterans group recently acknowledged the generous gift from IBEW Local 1245 members. The letter from Unit 3012 that accompanied the gift appears below: December 17, 2010 Mr. Wallace E. Tyson DAV National… [Read More]
Superstar Award in Stockton
The North Valley Labor Federation presented IBEW Local 1245 with its “Superstar Award” for our local’s action during the 2010 political season. Accepting on behalf of the union were, from left, Denise Miller, Modesto Irrigation District; Cecelia de la Torre, PG&E and Local 1245 Treasurer; Local 1245 Business Rep. Hunter Stern; Aaron Baker, Turlock Irrigation… [Read More]
Mandy Vucurovich: Sandoval Winner
Mandy Vucurovich is the winner of the 2011 Al Sandoval Memorial Scholarship. Her winning essay, below, addressed the topic: “Describe how life might be different for your family today if there had been no IBEW Local 1245.” Mandy is the daughter of 25-year member Matthew Vucurovich, a PG&E Lineman in San Francisco. When my sister… [Read More]