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Archives for October 2012

Local Members Head East to Help

IBEW Local 1245 members are in the vanguard of the effort to restore power on the East Coast in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the mammoth storm that flooded major urban areas and left millions in the dark. Crews from all over PG&E’s Northern and Central California service area left Tuesday from Mather Air Force… [Read More]

Rodeo: Celebrating the Linemans Craft

Heavy rain fails to dampen competitive spirit at International Lineman’s Rodeo     Brushing off wind, rain and generally terrible weather, Local 1245 gave their all at the 29th Annual International Lineman’s Rodeo, held Oct. 13 in Bonner Springs, KS. “It’s just like another day at work,” said Alex Price, a lineman at NV Energy. “Sometimes… [Read More]

Final Push to get out vote: No on 32

Local 1245’s “No on 32” mobilization team met at Weakley Hall on Oct. 24 to finalize plans for the Get Out the Vote (GOTV) campaign for the Nov. 6 election. From left are: Corey Armstrong, Jennifer Gray, Kevin Krummes, Mike Patterson, Jammi Juarez, Fred Ross, Tanny Hurtado, Chris Crossen, Tom Dalzell, Rick Thompson, Lorenso Arciniega,… [Read More]

Action! Union Advances on Many Fronts

Union Advances on Many Fronts Local 1245 celebrated gains on several fronts at the Oct. 27 meeting of the Advisory Council in Vacaville. The photo highlights: “The retirees taught us all a lesson about unity.” That’s Business Manager Tom Dalzell, reporting on a breakthrough in the three-year conflict with NV Energy over retiree medical benefits…. [Read More]

City of Willits Pact Ratified

Members at the City of Willits unanimously ratified a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Sept. 14. The agreement preserves the current medical provisions and provides for a 2% wage increase in the first year. The agreement also gives members who want to transfer into a beginning level position the opportunity to do so before… [Read More]

WAPA Pact Raises Wages

IBEW members at the Western Area Power Administration have ratified a new agreement, which now awaits final approvement by the U.S. Department of Energy. The agreement includes a first-year wage increase of 3.76%, with wage re-openers in each of the final four years of the five-year agreement. Negotiating for the union were Jamie Freeze and… [Read More]

Pro-Prop 32 Ads Dont Tell the Truth

The following “ad watch” published in the Sacramento Bee on Oct. 26 shows how backers of Prop 32 are not telling the truth in their ads. A committee advocating for Proposition 32, the Nov. 6 measure to change California’s campaign finance law, recently launched a 30-second TV ad. Here’s the text of the ad with… [Read More]

Livermore Unit Has New Meeting Date

Unit 2315, Livermore, has changed its meeting date. Previously the meeting was held on the fourth Wednesday of the month. The new meeting date will the first Wednesday of the month. Time remains 4:00 pm. Location remains Round Table Pizza, 1024 Stanley Blvd., in Livermore. Lou Mennel, Business Representative

Work Outlook good; over 130 crews

Work outlook remains good, over 130 crews working Outside Construction Report By Ron Cochran Work outlook is good, there are well over 130 crews working on Distribution, Transmission and Substation projects in our jurisdiction. We will hit another all-time record for hours worked this year. Work in Northern Nevada is better than anyone can remember…. [Read More]