Photos from the IBEW 1245 Pin Dinner in Sacramento on April 18th, 2014
Archives for May 2014
Fast food strikes go global
USA Today hit the nail on the head when it said, “For the Fast Food Industry… [low wages] is the issue that just won’t go away.” And the issue exploded May 15, with worker strikes in 150 cities and over 30 countries on six continents. Calling for $15 and the right to form a union… [Read More]
IBEW 1245 members at PG&E take top honors at LADWP Lineman’s Rodeo
On Saturday May 17th, PG&E Linemen and Apprentice Linemen competed in the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) Lineman’s Rodeo. Four Journeyman Teams and four Apprentices, along with their families and friends, represented IBEW Local 1245 and PG&E at the rodeo, which included 28 Journeyman Teams and 55 Apprentice Linemen from across the western… [Read More]
June 12: Special Book Event with UC Berkeley Labor Center’s Ken Jacobs
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Robert Reich, Maria Elena Durazo headline IBEW 1245 leadership seminar
Former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich doesn’t mince words. He lambasted President Obama’s recent public appearance at a Bay Area Walmart, calling whoever made the decision a “numbskull.” And at a leadership seminar this week with 56 IBEW 1245 activists and LA Labor leader Maria Elena Durazo, Reich declared that the US economy is “rigged”… [Read More]
June 21: Power Pines Fishing Derby for SMUD workers and families
PG&E contract extension ratified
The PG&E ballot committee today announced that the IBEW 1245 physical and clerical members at PG&E have ratified a one-year extension of the current labor agreement with a 2.75% wage increase. A total of 4,054 votes were cast. The results are: Physical agreement Yes: 2,004 (65.2%) No: 1,070 (34.8%) Clerical agreement Yes: 841 (88%) No:… [Read More]
New meeting time for Stockton Unit #2511
The IBEW 1245 Stockton Unit #2511 has changed its meeting time to 5:30 pm, effective June 12. Meeting location remains Ed Stewart American Legion Post #803, 3110 N. West Lane, in Stockton. Meeting day remains the second Thursday of each month. — Cecelia De La Torre, Unit Chair
July 10: Keep The Clearance Safety Summit
Para espanol, despl탡cese hacia abajo IBEW Local 1245 Keep the Clearance Peer Committee presents 2014 Tree Trimmer Safety Stewards Summit Thursday, July 10, 8:00am –3:00pm IBEW Local 1245, 30 Orange Tree Cir., Vacaville “Growing an Effective Peer Program” This Year’s Safety Summit Will Feature Presentation: “Power Line Dangers– Tree Trimmers-How to Stay Alive ” Group Break-Outs: Close… [Read More]
Ron Cochran departs IBEW 1245 staff
On May 9, the staff and leaders of IBEW 1245 bid farewell to Senior Assistant Business Manager Ron Cochran. Brother Cochran, a 30-year member of local 1245, has been an integral part of the Outside Construction staff since being hired on as a business rep in 2006. “He’s given us eight years and in those… [Read More]