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Archives for October 2013

New Business Reps join IBEW 1245 staff

Three former members of the IBEW 1245 Advisory Council and PG&E bargaining committee have been hired onto the union’s staff. Casey Barker now represents members at PG&E De Anza Division, Central Coast Division, and San Jose Division (except the Call Center). Barker, a former PG&E lineman, is a 23-year IBEW member.     Anthony Brown… [Read More]

Historic pilot program could mean hundreds of new PG&E jobs

“You are making history today. If you are successful out in the field, we will end up creating two or three hundred jobs at PG&E.” That’s what Business Manager Tom Dalzell told 16 people who came to IBEW 1245’s Weakley Hall on Sept. 5 to be trained as traffic controllers for PG&E. With this pilot… [Read More]

VIDEO: NV Energy Tentative Agreement

View the NV Energy_Tentative Agreement with Redlines_2013-2017 //youtu.be/bY0iyTB8RtQ Business Manager Tom Dalzell discusses what’s at stake in the upcoming ratification vote on the NV Energy Tentative Agreement. DATE UPLOADED: 10/5/13 CREDIT: IBEW 1245 Media

Outside Line Report: October, 2013

By Ron Cochran Work continues to be great. We are on track to work more construction man-hours than ever before in Local 1245. We still have a fair amount of work in Nevada, with a new job starting on Mt. Wheeler property in a few weeks in the Ely area. We have had more work… [Read More]

Apprentice lineman dies on Southern California Edison property

Brandon Orozco, an apprentice lineman working out of IBEW 47, died in a jobsite accident on Sept. 30. Brother Orozco was working for CAM Contractors, Inc. He was killed in an underground vault high voltage contact accident on Southern California Edison property in the Huntington Harbor area. The incident is being investigated by the authorities,… [Read More]

Lessons from the OUR Walmart campaign

By Jammi Juarez The OUR Walmart campaign taught me the importance of community ally support. I was honored to help be the voice for the workers. They would share with us, but were not comfortable going public. However, we successfully had a current associate Margaret Hooten speak at the September 5th Action. She shared her story for… [Read More]