“Community Choice” needs close scrutiny What’s the impact on workers? Enabled by Assembly Bill 117, Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) is a system that allows local governments to procure electric energy for residents and businesses within a community. The legislation requires that investor-owned utilities such as PG&E cooperate with local governments to provide electricity delivery over… [Read More]
Archives for January 2013
Action Brewing at 1245 units
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Obama’s First Bill Protects Women
OBAMA’S FIRST BILL PROTECTS WOMEN WORKERS January 28, 2009 The first bill signed by President Barack Obama will make it easier for women and others to sue for pay discrimination by removing time limits that have blocked legal action in the past. The bill, a top priority for labor and women’s rights groups, is a… [Read More]
Work outlook good
Work outlook is good Outside Construction Report By Ron Cochran Construction 2012 was another good year. Construction reported over 5 million man-hours worked. Trees reported 2.28 million man-hours worked. We have no tracking mechanism in place to track hours worked through all of the different Utility Hiring Halls or to track temps working on NVE,… [Read More]
Wal-Mart: Addicted to Government
Addicted to government Taking your tax dollars—always If you’re looking for welfare cheats, a good place to start is Wal-mart. No, not Wal-Mart shoppers. Wal-Martowners. Wal-Mart is the largest employer of retail workers in the United States, and has the largest revenue. It is the number one Fortune 100 company. The company is also hopelessly… [Read More]
PG&E is Hiring Journeyman Linemen
PG&E is hiring Journeyman Lineman across our service territory. The Journeyman Lineman job is covered under a bargaining agreement with IBEW Local 1245. Wages start at $50.27/hour to $52.79/hr, plus comprehensive benefits. How to Apply: Applicants should complete a profile and apply online, at www.pge.com/careers. If interested in more than one location, please apply separately to each posting…. [Read More]
Safety Matters
The safety of our members is a top priority for IBEW Local 1245. We work in an unforgiving industry, where a single lapse in judgment can bring serious injury or death. In the early days of the electric industry, the death rate for linemen in some areas was one out of every two hired. Working… [Read More]
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We’re Gaining Traction, says Tom Dalzell
By Tom Dalzell, Business Manager I don’t have a crystal ball, but I think that we are headed for a good year in 2013, thanks to the hard work of our members on a number of fronts in recent years. It will be a relatively light year in terms of the collective bargaining. For the… [Read More]