Analysts told us this would happen — the traditional electric utility model would be upended, and utilities would need to adjust their business models to operate in a new energy future. Now, with plummeting prices for renewables and energy storage, the finalization of the nation’s first carbon regulations, and the proliferation of distributed energy resources, changes are taking hold faster… [Read More]
Archives for September 2015
IBEW 1245 Family recounts harrowing hours before being rescued from Valley Fire
The Valley fire that destroyed hundreds of homes on Cobb Mountain and in Middletown and Hidden Valley late Saturday wasn’t supposed to get close to their ranch five miles outside of town. Cody Smith, 29, was at work as a lineman for PG&E and didn’t think he had to worry about his wife, who is… [Read More]
Support Needed for IBEW 1245 Member Whose Daughter is Suffering from a Brain Tumor
Below is a message from IBEW 1245 member Shawn Sumpter, pertaining to her daughter, Sarah. To send a donation, visit //www.gofundme.com/sprintingforsarah. It has been a good race. She kept her head up and ran through the finish. Time for the cool down. Since Sarah Sumpter was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor in September of 2010,… [Read More]
Support IBEW Local 1245 Members Who Lost Their Homes in California Wildfires
Several IBEW local 1245 members and retirees have lost their homes and all of their belongings in the recent California wildfires. Many of them narrowly escaped with just the clothes on their backs. The union is looking to raise funds to help these members pay for clothes and lodging during this difficult and tragic time…. [Read More]
NCPA Unit #3710 Meeting Cancelled due to Valley Fire
The NCPA Unit #3710 Meeting in Middletown, which was originally scheduled for Sept 16th, has been cancelled due to the Valley fire. We will alert everyone when and where the October meeting will be once more information has been made available. Our thoughts and prayers are with all our NCPA Geothermal Facilities members, employees, their… [Read More]
Redding Vipers Baseball Team Thanks Local 1245 for Community Fund Support
The Shasta/USBR unit #3218 received this photo and a card thanking them for the Community Fund donation they made to the Redding Vipers Baseball Club.
VIDEO: Greenlee Tools Organizing Success Story
Learn how IBEW Local 1245 helped the workers at Greenlee Tools — now members of IBEW Local 364 — conduct a successful union organizing drive in 2013.
Tentative Agreement Between IBEW 1245 and PG&E
Through the hard work of your bargaining committee and Business Manager Tom Dalzell, IBEW 1245 and PG&E have reached a tentative four year agreement that will provide for the highest wage increases amongst utility locals in the country while maintaining our many hard-fought protections.
