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Archives for March 2015

If These Walls Could Talk

By Rebecca Band Eduardo Pineda believes that every wall has the potential to tell a story. Pineda has been part of the US Community Mural Movement for nearly 40 years and has worked on more than 70 murals over the course of his career. His works of art can be seen all over the Bay… [Read More]

Hunter Stern Elected Financial Secretary/Treasurer of the North Valley Labor Federation

IBEW 1245 Business Representative Hunter Stern was elected and sworn in as Financial Secretary/Treasurer of the North Valley Labor Federation on March 26. Art Pulaski, Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the California Labor Federation, administered the oath. Also sworn in were Rocio Mejia (as President), Maggie Thao (as Vice President) and Kadou Xiong (as Recording Secretary). After taking… [Read More]

1245 Members Overwhelmingly Ratify Tentative Agreement for Successor Agreement

UPDATE: During its regular Council meeting of April 7, 2015, the Lompoc City Council approved the IBEW 1245 tentative agreement for a successor Memorandum of Understanding. IBEW 1245 and the City of Lompoc had been in bargaining for approximately 4-1/2 months before reaching terms for a tentative agreement on March 16, 2015. This was bargaining… [Read More]

Units reach out to community

IBEW 1245 Community Fund All of the following unit donations to various charitable organizations from December through February were approved by the IBEW 1245 Executive Board. Carson City Retirees Chapter donated $500 from their Community Fund to the following organization: NAMI Western Nevada. NAMI brings awareness to, and provides support andadvocacy for, mental illness programs. Unit 1221, Buelton, donated $500 to the Coastal Radiation… [Read More]

Right-to-Work Laws Reduce Wages

Right-to-work laws have definite effects. A 1987 study of 21 right-to-work states found that the passage of such laws reduced union membership—by 5 to 10 percent in the first five years. As a result, the wealth of corporate shareholders grows—by 2 to 4 percent, according to one study. Apparently, this comes out of workers’ pockets:… [Read More]

40 Year IBEW Member Receives Legislative Participation Certificate

IBEW 1245 retiree and Nevada Alliance for Retired Americans (NARA) President Tom “T” Bird joined NARA Vice President George Dunckhurst (LIUNA) and Democratic Assemblyman James  Ohrenschall on the floor of the Nevada Legislature during the AFL-CIO Lobby day on March 12, 2015. TBird , a 40 year IBEW member, received his certificate for participating in the legislative… [Read More]

Trumka Congratulates Dalzell on Organizing Young Workers Award

Our Business Manager Tom Dalzell received a personal note from AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka congratulating him on his leadership in bringing young workers into the labor movement. Earlier this month Dalzell received the “Organizing for Young Workers” Award at the Sacramento Central Labor Council’s annual “Salute to Labor” Awards Dinner. Read more about the award here. 

Recent IBEW 1245 Appointments

  Lassen MUD 2015 Bargaining Committee Lisa Hay Jim Lovercheck Patrick S. Norvell Joann Villalovos   City of Redding (Maintenance) 2015 Bargaining Committee Sam Petty David Williams   IBEW COMMITTEES Hold The Pull Safety Committee Rob Azevedo Armand Rains   CONFERENCES AND CONVENTIONS 9th District Organizers’ Conference Logan Jonas Samson Wilson   IBEW Nuclear Conference… [Read More]