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Archives for November 2012

Daughter Writes Shes Proud of GC Dad

Amber Turk, 13, describes herself as the “proud daughter of Richard Turk, GC line.” She wrote this letter while her dad was on the east coast helping restore power after Hurricane Sandy. Hi my name is Amber Turk, I’m the daughter of Richard Turk (MEO), a PG&E GC Line worker. On October 30, my dad and… [Read More]

Talking Safety with Apprentices

A dose of apprentice reality Talking about the trade, the union, and the quest for a safer workplace Every once and awhile we all get a big wake up call. Those of us who have been in our jobs for a long time forget what it was like when we knew little or nothing about… [Read More]

NCPA Pact ratified

Local 1245 members on Nov. 21 ratified a new agreement with the Northern California Power Agency, Business Rep. J.V. Macor reported. Locked ballot boxes were collected from the LEC & GEO facilities and transported to the Middletown Unit Meeting location for the count.  One judge and two tellers were chosen from the members present for… [Read More]

Redding Unit sponsors Youth Soccer

Youth soccer in Redding is getting a boost from IBEW Local 1245. In response to a motion from a member, Unit 3217 (City of Redding), used money from its unit fund to sponsor the community’s youth soccer field. “Getting our members more involved in the community was one of the main topics discussed this past… [Read More]

Black Friday protests hit Walmart

IBEW Local 1245 was among the many unions standing with Walmart workers on Black Friday in protests and strikes against the world’s largest employer. For about twenty-four hours, Walmart workers, union members and other activists pulled off the largest-ever US strike against the giant retailer. According to organizers, strikes hit a hundred US cities, with… [Read More]

Walmart Black Friday Protests

By Rick Thompson At the end of election season, I was recruited to be part of an organizing committee with OURWalmart in the San Francisco Bay Area. The group is planning actions in eight Bay Area Walmart stores on Thanksgiving/ Black Friday. These actions include walk-outs, sick-outs (calling off work in protest), leafleting and petition circulating, and flash mob demonstrations inside… [Read More]

Sandy, Day 3: “Impatience has grown”

By Bob Gerstle   With one eye on the road and one on the gas gauge we spot a tanker at a gas station. It’s not open but there is hope. With less than a quarter tank and a drive to Long Island, we make the move only to find we are 72nd car in… [Read More]

NCPA agreement ratification vote set

On Nov. 13, ballot envelopes were distributed to both the GEO and LEC facilities. Check your respective mailboxes/in-boxes at your headquarters for yours! If there is anything amiss with your ballot envelope and its contents, please contact your Business Representative, JV Macor, immediately at (707) 761-1948. In each ballot envelope, you should find the following: One (1)… [Read More]