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Archives for September 2015

Still Here: NCPA employee Jennifer Finney has close call in Valley Fire

Story by Rebecca Band IBEW 1245 member Jennifer Finney had been hoping to make it through the summer “fire-free.” Finney, who works as a Chemical Performance Technician at the Northern California Power Authority (NCPA) lives with her husband, two children and younger sister in Cobb, a small community in Lake County with a population of… [Read More]

Local 1245 Member Dies in Workplace Accident

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of IBEW 1245 Lineman Clifford (Cliff) Bengs of Redding. Bengs, a 13-year member of Local 1245, was working as an Electric Crew Foreman at PG&E when he was involved in what appears to have been a rigging accident on Sept. 30 that took his life. “Our… [Read More]

Local 1245 Adopts New Policy on Honorary “BA” Withdrawal Cards

At its September meeting, the IBEW 1245 Executive Board adopted a new policy on honorary “BA” withdrawal cards.  This policy is designed to address the problem faced by Local 1245 members who are not working in the trade due to unemployment and who are today forced to re-initiate if they return to work after an… [Read More]

Job Opportunity: Electric Field Coordinator, City of Healdsburg

Performs a variety of duties involved in the installation of the City’s underground facilities, assisting with interpreting the City’s electric service policy, engineering standard drawings and work orders for correct installation and coordinating with contractors, developers and City staff.

Local 1245 Members Lose Homes in Raging Wildfires

The Valley Fire, one of the worst in California’s history, has destroyed nearly 1,600 homes, charred hundreds of square miles and claimed the lives and property of many people in Northern California, including the homes of some members of Vacaville, Calif., Local 1245. “Many of them narrowly escaped with just the clothes on their backs. Some… [Read More]