A group looking to abolish collective bargaining rights for all of California’s public sector employees filed three proposed ballot initiatives this week that would hit the pocketbooks of state and local government workers. Whether California Center for Public Policy, led by UC Santa Barbara economics lecturer Lanny Ebenstein, can raise enough money to put the proposals… [Read More]
Archives for July 2011
New NLRB Rules for Union Organizing
NLRB PUSHES NEW RULES TO FACILITATE UNIONIZATION To form a union, workers must file a petition with the NLRB which then conducts a secret-ballot election to ensure that the majority of employees are on board. According to a recent New York Times article this process took an average of 57 days in 2008. Union says… [Read More]
Concord Unit Dates – Correction
CORRECTED DATES FOR CONCORD UNIT MEETING Unit 2316, Concord: The unit schedule recently published in the Utility Reporter contained the wrong dates for two meetings. The correct dates are: September 8th and December 8th. Joe Osterlund, Business Representative
Local 1245 Appointments for May-June
LOCAL 1245 APPOINTMENTS JUNE 2011 TRANS-CANADA 2011 Negotiating Committee Neil Isley Shaun O’Neill Gary Withrow MAY 2011 PARADISE IRRIGATION DISTRICT 2011 Negotiating Committee Laura Capra Jeremy Gentry Alan Wilson FOSTER-WHEELER 2011 Bargaining Committee Bryan Hewin Devin Mun CONFERENCES AND CONVENTIONS International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Mike Davis Grace Carroll Rocky… [Read More]
Reducing Wages Boosts Profits
Big company CEOs got a 23 percent raise last year and corporate profits are at record highs. But the minimum wage has less buying power now than in 1956 – the year Elvis Presley first topped the charts, videotape was breakthrough technology and the Dow closed above 500 for the very first time. It’s no… [Read More]
Local 1245 Aids Wisconsin Fight
LOCAL 1245 MEMBERS ON THE GROUND IN WISCONSIN FOR CRITICAL RECALL ELECTION CAMPAIGNS Eight members of IBEW Local 1245 are on the ground in Wisconsin, lending support to a critical fight to defend working people. “We are Wisconsin” is a nationally-watched campaign to unseat state legislators who voted earlier this year to strip Wisconsin public employees… [Read More]
Selma Unit Meeting Location
SELMA UNIT GOES BACK TO SAL’S Unit 1120, Selma, is back at Sal’s Mexican Restaurant, 2163 Park St., Selma, CA. Unit dates and time remain the same. Mike Grill, Business Representative
Marin/Novato Unit Start Time
NEW START TIME FOR NOVATO/MARIN UNIT Unit 3711, Novato/Marin, has a new start time of 5:00 p.m. The location and dates remain the same. JV Macor, Business Rep.
Chuck Farlow Dies in Accident
Chuck Farlow, an IBEW Local 1245 shop steward at NV Energy, was killed on July 19 in a car accident about 4 miles south of San Harbor. Also killed was his life-long friend Mike Rapanaro. Chuck’s wife, Rhonda, and another friend, Lori Brown, received serious injuries. All four were in a Ford Taurus, enjoying a… [Read More]
Services Set for Kathy Hughes
SERVICES SCHEDULED FOR KATHY HUGHES Funeral services for Local 1245 shop steward and long-time union activist Kathleen Hughes will be held on Saturday, July 16, 1:30 p.m. at St. Gregory’s Catholic Church. The church address is 2715 Hacienda St, San Mateo, CA. The reception will be next to the church immediately following the services. Sister Hughes,… [Read More]