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Archives for May 2014

1245 nominates Dwight Johnson for IBEW Life Saving Award

IBEW 1245’s Executive Board has nominated SMUD member Dwight Johnson for the IBEW International Life Saving Award. While most nominees for this award are recognized for saving a life at work, Dwight has a more unique story; using the skills he learned at work to save a life in his own home. Last month, Dwight’s… [Read More]

Coal under fire from courts, regulators

Concerns over climate change and air pollution are putting increased pressure on states to do more to curb pollution from coal-fired power plants. On April 29 the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate the smog from coal plants that crosses state lines from 27 Midwestern and Appalachian states… [Read More]

Tree Trimmers News Roundup: April, 2014 (English & Español)

Para español, desplácese hacia abajo. Many of our members felt they received less vacation credit for 2013 than they were entitled.  We have explained the vacation plan and its implementation at unit meetings, yard visits and telephone discussions. Most members have a better understanding of the vacation plan now. There continues to be a great… [Read More]

AB 2145 would protect electric customer choice

IBEW 1245 is supporting AB 2145, a bill in the California Assembly that would compel advocates of Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) to tell the truth when marketing energy services to potential customers. California law allows communities to form CCAs to replace the existing utility as the provider of electric power for the community. But in… [Read More]

Republicans kill federal minimum wage hike

A proposal to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 was killed in the U.S. Senate on April 30 when Senate Democrats failed to muster the 60 votes needed to overcome a Republican filibuster. The vote was 54 to 42. The federal minimum wage, unchanged since 2009, is $7.25. Republicans argued that the proposed minimum… [Read More]