Employees at the City of Lompoc voted overwhelmingly for representation by IBEW 1245. Operations employees voted 98-5 for representation by IBEW, a 95% yes vote. Clerical employees voted 20-3 for representation, an 86% yes vote. “This was an incredibly strong vote. The Operations vote was nearly unanimous, and the support among Clerical was just amazing,”… [Read More]
Archives for June 2013
Tree Trimmer News Roundup (English & Español)
Para espa탱ol, despl탡cese hacia abajo. Davey Tree – The issues with the transition to Lineco seem to be diminishing. The only problems we are hearing currently are from those employees who are just now seeking medical attention for themselves or family members and are finding out they don’t have coverage because they didn’t get the required… [Read More]
Members Narrowly Approve Last, Best, Final Offer From Frontier (Shingletown/Colusa)
Members of IBEW Local 1245 at Frontier (Shingletown/Colusa), voting on Jan. 12 and Jan. 14, narrowly approved the company’s “last, best, final” offer. The members had rejected similar terms in the past. This time around, the vote was 6 to 4 to accept the “last, best, final” rather than authorize the union to seek strike… [Read More]
Brothers Keeper
Brothers-Keeper
Reich: Four Impediments to Change
THE FOUR IMPEDIMENTS TO CHANGE If you inspire people, they can make change, former Labor Secretary Robert Reich told young Local 1245 leaders in Berkeley on Jan. 24. But people can find a lot of reasons to do nothing instead. There may be real barriers to change, but people carry around a lot of… [Read More]
Reich: Unions & Economic Recovery
HY UNIONS SHOULD BE KEY ELEMENT IN ECONOMIC RECOVERY “Whenever anybody says to you, ‘We have to worry about the national deficit,’ I want you to remember what I am about to say. The deficit number means nothing,” Robert Reich told Local 1245 members at the Leadership Training in Berkeley on Jan. 24. The… [Read More]
Obamas Plan to Cut Greenhouse Gases
President Obama announced on June 25 that he would use his executive powers to require reductions in the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by the nation’s power plants. His three-part plan includes new federal spending to advance renewable energy technology, and will also seek to protect cities and states from extreme weather events that scientists… [Read More]
Outside Line Report: June, 2013
Work from every corner Good to be an Outside Line member this summer By Ron Cochran The work outlook is on schedule as forecasted in prior months’ reports. There is work from every corner of Local 1245’s jurisdiction at this time. We are performing deteriorated pole and cross arm replacement projects, Rule 20, and… [Read More]
Election Results: Vote tally sheet
2013-Election-Tally-Sheet-6-24-13
Members Win Prizes at Clay Shoot
The First Annual IBEW Local 1245 Sporting Clay Shoot, held June 16 in Dunnigan, CA, featured competitive shooting, a delicious barbecue lunch, plenty of cold drinks, and a lot of family fun. Trophies were awarded for the best shooting, but the real action was at the raffle table, where unionists and family members picked up… [Read More]
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