CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS OK TOUGHER PIPELINE SAFETY RULES This story by Carolyn Lochhead and Eric Nalder was published Dec. 10, 2011 by the San Francisco Chronicle. Legislation toughening safety rules for the nation’s network of gas pipelines has emerged from a House-Senate conference committee, leading to likely approval in Congress. The measure, inspired by the 2010… [Read More]
Archives for December 2011
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Tree Report – en Español
Los miembros de IBEW de Martinez Tree Service aprobaron por votaci탳n una extensi탳n del convenio por un a탱o, con un aumento general de salarios de 2%. El resultado de la votaci탳n fue 100% por el “s탔, con una participaci탳n del 100% de los miembros. Los miembros de IBEW de Family Tree Service tambi탩n aprobaron por votaci탳n una extensi탳n del… [Read More]
Tree Report
Martinez Tree Service IBEW members voted on a one-year extension with a 2% general wage increase. The vote was 100% yes with 100% voting. Family Tree Service IBEW members also voted on a one-year extension with a 2% general wage increase. The extension passed with an 85% yes vote. Asplundh Tree Expert: IBEW 1245 is continuing to bargain… [Read More]
THE GOP’S WAR ON LABOR UNIONS
This opinion piece by Harold Meyerson was published Dec. 1, 2011 in the Washington Post. The Republican war on unions continues apace. On a near-party-line vote on Nov. 30, the House passed a bill crafted to thwart a National Labor Relations Board decision, made earlier in the day, that would entitle workers to a timely vote on unionization once… [Read More]
VIDEO: Calpine Workers File for Election
“WE WANT A VOICE” With plenty of support from state labor organizations, Calpine workers petition the National Labor Relations Board for a union representation election //youtu.be/XDzgf_dFFfY DATE UPLOADED: 12/6/11 CREDIT: IBEW 1245 Media
Calpine Workers Honored in North Bay
CALPINE WORKERS HONORED FOR THEIR EFFORTS TO ORGANIZE Mike Farmer, Lisa Jones, Jay Hepper, Brian Gleason and John Mummert recognized by the North Bay Labor Council PETALUMA, CA – Five Calpine workers were honored at the annual North Bay Labor Council holiday dinner at the Petaluma Sheraton Hotel where 250 labor and political leaders gathered…. [Read More]
Work Slowing Down but Outlook Good
WORK SLOWS, BUT OUTLOOK IS STILL PROMISING Construction work has slowed considerably in the month of November with distribution pole work taking the biggest hit and it is expected to remain that way through the end of the year. There is still a lot of work going on with solar projects, substation work, some… [Read More]
Paradise ID Pact is Ratified
Members at Paradise Irrigation District ratified the District’s “Last, Best and Final” offer on Nov. 9. The bargaining committee got back together with the District on Nov. 8 after the members rejected the District’s first offer. The 3-year agreement runs from July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2014. General wage are: Jan. 1, 2012: 3%… [Read More]
CALPINE WORKERS PETITION FOR UNION ELECTION
DOCUMENTS DELIVERED TO NLRB IN SAN FRANCISCO Five Calpine employees delivered authorization cards to the National Labor Relations Board in San Francisco on Dec. 1, the latest step in a campaign to gain union representation for workers at Calpine’s power plants in northern California. The Calpine employees were joined by about 50 supporters for a… [Read More]