National Sisterhood United for Journeymen Linemen by Eric Wolfe Several IBEW 1245 members joined a “virtual run” sponsored by the National Sisterhood United for Journeymen Linemen on Nov. 9. Just to be clear: the run wasn’t some imaginary footrace conducted on-line. People worked up a sweat in the event, which featured 1k and 5k competitions…. [Read More]
Archives for November 2013
1245 members stand out at International Linemans Rodeo
Photos by John Storey IBEW 1245 journeymen and apprentices scored perfect 100s in many events at the International Lineman’s Rodeo on Oct. 19 in Bonner Springs, KS. Sacramento Municipal Utility District, Pacific Gas & Electric and Liberty Utilities all sponsored teams of IBEW 1245 members. The union itself sponsored two journeyman teams from Turlock Irrigation… [Read More]
JFKs legacy has direct impact on IBEW 1245 members today
This month the nation observes the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. But Kennedy deserves to be remembered not just for the tragedy and mystery surrounding his death, but for what he achieved during his brief time as president. His accomplishments continue to have a direct impact on many IBEW 1245… [Read More]
IBEW 1245 veterans launch new group
Active and retired veterans from IBEW 1245’s membership and staff met at Weakley Hall on Nov. 14 to launch an IBEW 1245 veterans’ group. Brainstorming the new group’s mission and structure were IBEW 1245 members Jordan Bean, (1SG); Jeremy Carlin, 1SG, US Army (ret.); Walter Carmier, SSG (ret.); Casey Salkauskas, MM2(SS) USN; Josiah Sanders, Sgt,… [Read More]
Ronald T. Weakley Hall: union headquarters had humble beginnings
IBEW 1245’s journey to its Vacaville headquarters began in 1941, when Ronald T. Weakley and other PG&E employees affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) launched a union organizing drive. In those early days, there were eight CIO locals of PG&E employees in the Bay Area. None of them had an office. “Most of… [Read More]
IBEW 1245 vets celebrate Veterans Day on the Pacific
Close to a dozen IBEW 1245 and family members got together on Veterans Day to go crabbing in the Pacific. Among the organizers were Senior Assistant Business Manager Bob Dean, who was in the US Navy for 10 years, and Executive Board member Mike Cottrell, who served in the US Army in Vietnam. “We limited… [Read More]
Linemans Club finds new home at 1245
Historic neon sign lights up 10th Anniversary Party at Weakley Hall By Eric Wolfe Cheers erupted as a flash of neon split the night in Vacaville on Oct. 26 and the Lineman’s Club rose from the ashes of history to start a new career at IBEW 1245. An Oakland watering hole once popular with PG&E… [Read More]
Linemans Club finds new home at 1245
By Eric Wolfe Cheers erupted as a flash of neon split the night in Vacaville on Oct. 26 and the Lineman’s Club rose from the ashes of history to start a new career at IBEW 1245. An Oakland watering hole once popular with PG&E workers, the Lineman’s Club closed its doors many years ago. But… [Read More]
Walmart strikers thank IBEW 1245
Walmart workers and strikers chose a tasty way to thank Business Manager Tom Dalzell and the IBEW 1245 Executive Board for the union’s extraordinary support this year for the OUR Walmart campaign: a large cake inscribed “Thank You IBEW.” The gift recognized the logistical support given by IBEW 1245 member organizers to the Walmart workers’… [Read More]
Poem offers insight on the life of the tramp lineman
Bubba Avery had just arrived in Alaska, a 29-year-old journeyman lineman, when he discovered he was a poet. He’d just finished a job in Wyoming. Being a tramp lineman, when the work went north he went north too. “I was just sitting there and I told one of my buddies, ‘Hand me a pencil.’ There… [Read More]