In response to an invitation by AFL-CIO Secretary Treasurer Elizabeth Shuler, IBEW 1245 sent six young members of IBEW 1245 to participate in the recent AFL-CIO Quadrennial Convention in Los Angeles. The AFL-CIO is the federation representing most of the labor unions in the United States. Participating in the convention were Business Rep Lloyd Cargo,… [Read More]
Archives for September 2013
Former IBEW 1245 president Ed Mallory: 1939-2013
Former IBEW 1245 President Ed Mallory died of an apparent heart attack on Sept. 20, a day after his 74th birthday. Brother Mallory, a PG&E Electrical Technician, was initiated into IBEW 1245 in 1966. He became a shop steward in 1977 and spent the next 27 years serving the union in a variety of roles…. [Read More]
1245 joins the fight to protect union rights in Alaska
By Kevin Krummes Last February, in the dark of the Alaskan winter, the Anchorage Assembly—with the backing of the Mayor—introduced Assembly Ordinance 37, or AO-37. This innocuous sounding bill created an immediate firestorm in Anchorage, pitting labor, who represented city employees, against politicians intent on busting unions. The proposed ordinance would do the following: Base… [Read More]
Appointments for Local 1245
DYNEGY 2013-2014 Negotiating Committee Caleb McNutt Armando Olivarez Doug Pasley CONFERENCES & EVENTS Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Anniversary March Walter Carmier Rosario Garcia Logan Jonas Nevada Alliance for Retired Americans Annual Convention Tom Bird Wayne Draper Jesse Hoch Donald Rogers Bob Vieira Rita Weisshaar Coalition of Labor Union Women 17th Biennial Convention Elisa Arteaga… [Read More]
Retroactive wage hikes at Tri-Dam
Members ratified a new three-year agreement with Tri-Dam Project. The pact includes wage increases retroactive to March 1, 2012 and a total of 6% in general wage increases over the term. The pact was ratified on July 23 and approved by the Board of Directors on Aug. 15. Bargaining for the union were Troy Hammerbeck,… [Read More]
City of Roseville members ratify new pact with wage increases
IBEW 1245 members on Sept. 3 ratified a new agreement with the City of Roseville that increases wages in 2014 and 2015. A large majority of 74% supported ratification. Wage increases of 1.5% take effect on July 1, 2014, and Jan. 1, 2015.The agreement expires at the end of the year. In addition, the pact… [Read More]
1245’s Lorenso Arciniega speaks at AFL-CIO convention
IBEW 1245 member Lorenso Arciniega offered the following remarks from the convention floor in support of a resolution on youth and leadership development. Today’s young workers are part of the largest generation to enter the workforce since the baby boomers. We also make up the most diverse and technologically savvy generation in America’s history. But… [Read More]
Landmark decision on public employee vested rights
A landmark decision from the Los Angeles Superior Court on Sept. 13 invalidated the City of Los Angeles’ attempt to cap employees’ retiree medical benefits. In a lawsuit brought by the Mastagni law firm, the court held that the cap impaired Deputy City Attorneys’ vested rights to a retiree medical subsidy. The court granted LACAA’s… [Read More]
IBEW 1245 Members Join March on Washington
Five IBEW 1245 members and staff traveled to Washington DC to participate in the 50th anniversary celebration of the historic March on Washington. The original march was the occasion of Martin Luther King Jr.’s famed “I Have a Dream” speech. The trip, the brainchild of IBEW 1245 Business Manager Tom Dalzell and authorized by the… [Read More]
Fatcat execs want workers to tighten their belts
Did you know that many of the corporate executives who’ve slashed traditional worker pension coverage are spearheading the charge for federal budget cutbacks in Social Security? Last fall, the Institute for Policy Studies looked at the 71 big-time CEOs pushing the “Fix the Debt” campaign to trim Social Security and other major federal “entitlement” programs…. [Read More]