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Archives for May 2014

Sign up for the 31st Annual International Lineman’s Rodeo & Expo

May 30, 2014

IBEW Local 1245 is sponsoring journeyman teams and apprentices to travel to Kansas for the 31st Annual International Lineman’s Rodeo and Expo, which will take place October 15-18, 2014 in Bonner Springs, Kansas. All IBEW Local 1245 Journeyman Linemen who are members in good standing are eligible to apply. All IBEW Local 1245 Apprentice Linemen who have… [Read More]

“Heart of Gold” — Mickey Harrington, 1939-2O14

May 29, 2014

“If I was a member, I tell you what,” retired Local 1245 Business Rep. Ed Fortier once said, “I’d want Mickey as my rep. The guy’s got a heart of gold.” Mickey Harrington—IBEW 1245 member, business representative, political activist—died May 28 at the age of 74. From his IBEW initiation in March of 1960 to… [Read More]

IBEW 1245 Veterans Committee seeks new ways to connect needy vets with quality jobs

May 29, 2014

The IBEW 1245 Veterans Committee was launched last year to address the many troubling issues that our service men and women face every day, with a heavy focus on lessening joblessness among returning veterans. Now, the group is zeroing in on concrete ways to help vets further their careers. On May 28, the Veterans Committee… [Read More]

Sacramento Organizing Committee presents Charity Bowl proceeds to Mustard Seed School

May 29, 2014

On May 14, 2014, IBEW 1245’s Sacramento Regional Organizing Committee presented the proceeds from this year’s 3rd Annual IBEW 1245 Sacramento Charity Bowl to the Mustard Seed School in Sacramento. The total donation amounted to $2871.00, exceeding the goal that the Regional Organizing Committee set for the event. Mustard Seed is a free, private school… [Read More]

1245 Community Fund helps Shasta College Nursing Club support Good News Rescue Mission

May 28, 2014

IBEW local 1245 unit #3218 (USBR/Keswick) used their community fund to sponsor the the Shasta College Nursing Club’s team in the Gnarly Neon Color Run 5k. The event helped to fill the pantry at the Good News Rescue Mission. “I want to thank … IBEW 1245 again for sponsoring the Shasta College Nursing Club and… [Read More]

Just the Facts: MCE and Shell’s Dirty Energy

May 28, 2014

When is clean energy not clean energy?  When it’s actually energy from fossil fuels greenwashed with paper credits.  The energy provided by Shell Oil to Marin purports to be “clean” but is in fact mostly from greenhouse gas producing sources.  Compared to the energy supplied by PG&E, Shell falls far short. Marin Clean Energy is… [Read More]

Good for the Pole, Good for the Tree

May 27, 2014

Power poles and trees don’t mix. Not successfully, anyway. When a five-man IBEW crew from International Line Builders was dispatched in May to a job in San Jose, they found a pole almost entirely engulfed by a large California pepper tree. The pole was old, and it was being destabilized by the tree’s roots. The… [Read More]

2014 Service Awards in the East Bay

May 25, 2014

Photos from the IBEW 1245 Pin Dinner in Concord, CA on Friday, April 25th, 2014

IBEW 1245 member Dan Boschee appointed Chair of National Safety Council Labor Division Utilities committee

May 23, 2014

IBEW 1245 Health and Safety committee member Dan Boschee was appointed to chair the National Safety Council Labor Division Utilities committee representing unionized workers in the Manufacturing, Telecom, Television  and Maritime industries. Dan is a transmission technician with Frontier Communications and has been a member of the health and safety committee for four  years. This… [Read More]

Keeping things bright at Borden Lighting

May 22, 2014

article by Rebecca Band photos by John Storey What do the California Academy of Sciences, Ross retail stores, the Alpha Omega Winery, St Teresa’s Church and the new BART station in San Bruno have in common? They’re all a little more inviting thanks to high-quality, sustainable lighting designed and assembled by IBEW 1245 members at… [Read More]

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