Why is funding for public services so inadequate? Why are our pensions under attack? Where did “seniority” come from? Can strikes be won? And why do these things matter? The Occupy movement injected general strikes and economic inequality into public conversation–new concepts for many people. But in 1934, the S.F. General Strike wasn’t a concept… [Read More]
Archives for June 2014
June 24: Shasta County Veterans Collaborative & Informational Event
IBEW 1245 & Merrill Lynch to host retirement planning seminars members & spouses
PG&E Urges CPUC to Provide the Resources Necessary for a 21st Century Energy Infrastructure
PG&E issued the following news release in response to the California Public Utilities Commission’s proposed decision in PG&E’s General Rate Case. San Francisco, Calif.– Pacific Gas and Electric Company is urging the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to provide the resources necessary to maintain safe and reliable gas and electric service while still keeping customer bills below… [Read More]
2014 Consumer Price Index for urban wage earners and clerical workers
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Fred Ross Sr. selected for California Hall of Fame
Legendary community and labor organizer Fred Ross Sr. will be inducted into the California Hall of Fame, Gov. Jerry Brown and First Lady Anne Gust Brown announced. Ross, father of IBEW 1245 Organizer Fred Ross Jr., organized “Dust Bowl” refugees in California’s migratory worker camps in the 1930s, and trained many of the activists who… [Read More]
Little League “Pirates” thank IBEW 1245 for Community Fund donation
Climbing for Lost Linemen
Friday, June 13th was the annual “Climb for Lost Linemen” in Clearfield, PA, which honors linemen and operators who’ve lost their lives on the job. IBEW members from across to country came together to hang 34 lanterns, each one inscribed with the name of a lineman who lost his life at work in the last year. The commemorative… [Read More]
Connecting to the Community: Fresno Charity Bowl
The IBEW 1245 Fresno Organizing Committee found a way recently to connect to the local community and have some fun doing it. Welcome to the IBEW 1245 Fresno Charity Bowl! “We had 48 bowlers and 13 additional friends and family attend the event,” said IBEW 1245 Organizer Jammi Juarez. Several young children participated in the… [Read More]
PG&E Placerville unit meeting moved to July 10
Please note that the July unit meeting for PG&E Placerville has been rescheduled for Thursday July 10, in order to avoid the July 4 holiday. — Bob Gerstle, IBEW 1245 Business Rep