For San Franciscans who want truly green, local power, the city’s recent report on Community Choice Aggregation is two steps forward and one dangerous step back. The good news is: The report proves that, contrary to the long-held opinions of several members of the Board of Supervisors, hiring Shell Oil subsidiary Shell Energy North America to manage… [Read More]
Archives for December 2014
IBEW 1245 ‘Poet Laureate’ & Assistant Business Manager Mike Haentjens Retires
After four years of college, Mike Haentjens dropped out and became a ditch digger for PG&E. “I wasn’t much in school,” he explains. “I liked eating and drinking and having some money rather than being a poor starving college student all the time.” Nearly 40 years later Haentjens is retiring as an IBEW 1245 Assistant… [Read More]
Mike Jessen Appointed to IBEW 1245 Executive Board
Mike Jessen, a 23-year IBEW member and Electric Compliance Inspector (Lineman) who works at PG&E, has been unanimously appointed to the IBEW 1245 Executive Board. Jessen was initiated into Local 1245 in June of 1991. He has represented the DeSabla Division of PG&E on the union’s Advisory Council since 2007, and has served as a… [Read More]
JOB OPPORTUNITY: Line Clearance Tree Trimmers and Foreman
Western Land Renovators Inc. is one of the newest Line Clearance Tree Trimming contractors signatory to the IBEW Local Union 1245 master agreement, and will be performing work primarily Nevada, Sacramento and Butte Counties in California. The company is currently are looking for both Qualified Line Clearance Tree Trimmers and Qualified Line Clearance Foreman. Qualified… [Read More]
Al Sandoval College Scholarship Contest for Children of IBEW 1245 Members
The annual All Sandoval Memorial College Scholarship contest is now open for 2015. The purpose of this contest is to provide a grant in aid for scholarships to colleges and junior colleges, thereby making financial assistance toward the attainment of a higher education. The grant will be as follows: Two thousand five hundred dollars… [Read More]
Nevada Retirees Hold 3rd Annual Christmas Party
The Yerington Chapter of the IBEW 1245 Retirees Club hosted a Christmas party at El Superior Restaurant and invited members from the Carson City, Reno, Sparks, Minden, Winnemucca, Tonopah, & Smith Valley retiree chapters to join them. Attendance has continually grown each year and for the Yerington third Christmas party there were 20 people in attendance. Yerington’s special… [Read More]
Vacation sale to assist PG&E Troubleman
Updated Letter Agreement Reference Document
Updated December, 2014