Archives for October 2014
Brotherhood Across Borders: IBEW Member Teaches Linemen in Suriname About Workplace Safety
Article by Rebecca Band Photos by John Storey Climbing equipment. Health and safety laws. Apprenticeship training programs. These are just a few of the reasons why IBEW linemen no longer have the 50% fatality rate they had 100 years ago, and as a result, we have one of the most stable and secure electrical systems… [Read More]
Work Speedups Can Have Fatal Consequences
Jessica Wheeler works the night shift as an oncology nurse at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital in northeastern Pennsylvania—but her patients are usually wide awake. “When they have a new cancer diagnosis or they’re going to have a biopsy in the morning, they don’t sleep,” says the 25-year-old Wheeler (which is not her real name). “They’re scared.”… [Read More]
Local 1245 Member Dwight Johnson Wins IBEW Life-Saving Award
IBEW 1245 member Dwight Johnson was recently awarded the highest award that IBEW has to offer — The Life-Saving Award, which is only given to members who have selflessly saved a life. IBEW International President Ed Hill wrote a letter honoring Johnson for his “unselfish act,” and Local 1245 honored Johnson by awarding him with… [Read More]
Hold the Pull Committee Delivers Emotional Presentation to Advisory Council
You might think that linemen don’t cry. After all, they’re a pretty tough breed. But if you hear any lineman recount the story of a friend or co-worker who lost his life on the job, you better have some tissues ready. As part of their duties, IBEW 1245 Hold the Pull (HTP) Safety Committee members… [Read More]
Testing Under the Influence
by IBEW 1245 Business Manager Tom Dalzell Workplace drug testing isn’t effective. So why do we do it? Rarely are California’s doctors, unions and the Republican party on the same page – but this year, Proposition 46, which would mandate drug testing for doctors, is making some strange bedfellows. Doctors are fighting back against what… [Read More]
Lompoc Unit Lends a Hand, Sponsors BBQ on “Make a Difference Day”
Several IBEW 1245 members from Unit #1218, City of Lompoc, along with members of the IBEW 1245 Veterans Committee, joined with community volunteers to participate in the annual “Make a Difference Day,” where they planted trees, cleaned up public spaces and performed maintenance work to make their community a little brighter. The IBEW members from… [Read More]
Advisory Council Commemorates the Life of Mickey Harrington
When former IBEW 1245 Business Rep and Executive Board member Mickey Harrington passed away earlier this year, he left behind a legacy that will not soon be forgotten. A 40-year member of the union, Harrington’s tenacity and dedication to doing what’s right made a lasting impact on every member and leader who ever had the… [Read More]
Advisory Council Celebrates International Lineman’s Rodeo Winners
Last week, they were just a group of modest and hard-working PG&E linemen from Grass Valley. But now, IBEW 1245 members JP Richard, Anthony Albright and Adam Beene are national celebrities, after beating out 204 other teams from around the world to capture 1st place at the International Lineman’s Rodeo last weekend in Kansas City…. [Read More]
Outgoing and Incoming International Vice Presidents Visit Local 1245 Advisory Council
Earlier this year, IBEW 9th District International Vice President Mike Mowrey announced he would be retiring from his position in November of 2014. With his retirement date coming up next week, Local 1245 Business Manager Tom Dalzell invited IVP Mowrey to visit the Local 1245 Advisory Council for one last time. Mowrey addressed the Council with… [Read More]
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