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Archives for September 2014

New Safety Stewards Get Trained

On September 25, 11 new safety stewards were trained on their duties with the Local 1245 peer initiatives. Experienced members of the Control the Pressure, Hold the Pull and Keep the Clearance safety programs trained the new members of their respective peer committees to ensure they understand their duties and responsibilities as well as details on how… [Read More]

Members Help Get Out the Vote in Redding

For IBEW 1245 members who work for the City of Redding, local elections can make a huge difference – not just in the way their city is governed, but also in the way their union contracts are negotiated. In the last election cycle, a pro-worker candidate for City Council lost by just eight votes, and… [Read More]

Paradise Irrigation District Members Ratify New Contract

IBEW 1245 members at Paradise Irrigation District ratified a new three-year agreement by a vote of 16-11. The agreement calls for a 1.5% wage increase upon ratification, and another increase on January 1, 2015 based on the Social Security Index, which is expected to be between 1.5%-1.7%.  The agreement also includes wage increases in January… [Read More]

Public/Private Sector Shop Steward Trainings Draw Nearly 100 Attendees

IBEW 1245 represents workers employed at more than 60 public- and private-sector employers.  Each year, the union holds a series of shop steward trainings, and this year Local 1245 held two trainings just for stewards in the public and private sectors.  While most came from the public sector, there were several attendees from private-sector employers… [Read More]

National Safety Council Evaluates Nanotechnology in the Workplace

By Dan Boschee When I attended the recent National Safety Council Labor Division in San Diego, there was a topic that I think our members will hear more about in the future. That topic was “Nanotechnology in the Workplace, ” and it has the potential to affect almost every aspect of the work and private… [Read More]

IBEW 1245 Rep in ICU

We regret to report that IBEW 1245 Business Rep Debbie Mazzanti is in the Intensive Care Unit at Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley, and the severity of her condition unknown at the present time. Please, no visitors. Stewards who ordinarily work with Debbie should contact Jenny Marston (707) 624-6249 with any issue until further… [Read More]

1245 Organizing Stewards Leaflet Apple Stores in Fresno and Sacramento

Whenever Apple releases a new iPhone, there’s sure to be a long line of excited customers at just about every Apple store across the nation. Despite the overwhelming popularity of Apple’s products, the company refuses to pay a living wage to the security guards and janitors who work tirelessly to protect and maintain the company’s corporate… [Read More]

The New Campaign to Eliminate America’s Unions

Like a deadly disease mutating into an even deadlier form, right-to-work has mutated in a new, more sinister direction. Quietly, the American City County Exchange (ACCE) –– an initiative of the archconservative American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) –– has begun working to pass right-to-work laws at the city and county level. Or at least that appears to… [Read More]