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Archives for June 2011

Training Union Leaders of Tomorrow

LEADERSHIP TRAINING CHALLENGES YOUNG IBEW MEMBERS TO THINK ABOUT HOW TO CARRY THE LABOR MOVEMENT FORWARD Local 1245 stepped up its program of leadership training this spring with activist sessions in Reno, Fresno and Stanford. The need for young leadership is clear: our union faces growing challenges even as many of our most stalwart activists… [Read More]

Heroic Rescues Aboard Burning Train

This story is reprinted from the website of the United Transportation Union. This is a story about heroes. It is a story about two UTU conductor heroes in Fallon, Nev., June 24. In utter disregard of their own safety, these UTU conductor heroes braved intense flames and choking smoke, repeatedly returning inside two burning Amtrak… [Read More]

Organizing Going Strong

Organizing in Outside Construction continues to accelerate at an amazing pace. Our recent strides forward have been made possible by the organizing model adopted by Business Manager Tom Dalzell, who has blazed a trail negotiating Project Labor Agreements with several utilities. Senior Business Rep. Ralph Armstrong and Organizer Liz McInnis, along with Local 1245 field… [Read More]

Tree Report – Southern Area

LINE CLEARANCE TREE TRIMMER REPORT: SOUTHERN AREA Asplundh Tree Expert — We have a major problem in Cupertino regarding an alleged threat to a General Foreman. Based on our joint investigation no real threat was made. The General Foreman had a delayed reaction with what was allegedly stated. The company sided with the General Foreman anyway… [Read More]

Tree Report – Northern Area

LINE CLEARANCE TREE TRIMMER REPORT: NORTHERN AREA Most Tree Trimmers believe there will be layoffs due to “inventory reduction” and diversion of routine maintenance to “reliability work”. So far this has not happened as the signatory companies have successfully bid a majority of the “reliability work”,  although they in turn subcontract some of the work… [Read More]

Nuclear Myth Left Japan Vulnerable

‘SAFETY MYTH’ LEFT JAPAN RIPE FOR NUCLEAR CRISIS This story by Norimitsu Onishi was published June 24, 2011 by the New York Times. SHIKA, Japan — Near a nuclear power plant facing the Sea of Japan, a series of exhibitions in a large public relations building here extols the virtues of the energy source with some help from “Alice… [Read More]