The election process will begin in March of 2016 for officers and Advisory Council, with balloting in June of 2016 for new three-year terms.
Complete information on nominations, elections, duties, and qualifications of officers are found in the Local Union Bylaws and the International Union Constitution. If you do not have copies of these documents, they may be obtained by writing to IBEW Local Union No. 1245, P.O. Box 2547, Vacaville, CA 95687.
Please note: The printed version of the Local Union Bylaws circulated in summer of 2015 (with the green cover) contains some inaccuracies. The corrected, most up-to-date version of the Local Union Bylaws can be viewed online at www.ibew1245.com/bylaws.
Offices
The following officers shall be elected in accordance with Article XVI of the IBEW Constitution and Article III of the Local Union Bylaws: President; Vice President; Recording Secretary; Treasurer; Business Manager-Financial Secretary; and six Executive Board members who shall be elected as follows:
- 1 – from the Southern Area
- 1 – from the Central Area
- 1 – from the Northern Area
- 1 – from the Northeastern Area
- 1 – at large from the group composed of the members from the General Construction Department of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company
- 1 – from Outside Construction and Tree Trimming Companies
The composition of the areas and at-large group represented on the Board are specified in Article III, Section 6 of the Local Union Bylaws, and are shown below:
Southern Area
- California Counties of
- Fresno
- Imperial*
- Inyo*
- Kern
- Kings
- Los Angeles*
- Madera*
- Mariposa
- Merced
- Mono*
- Monterey
- Orange*
- Riverside*
- San Benito
- San Bernardino*
- San Diego*
- San Luis Obispo
- Santa Barbara
- Santa Clara
- Santa Cruz
- Stanislaus
- Tulare
- Ventura*
- State of Arizona*
Central Area
California Counties of:
- Alameda
- Alpine
- Amador
- Calaveras
- Contra Costa
- San Francisco
- San Joaquin
- San Mateo
- Tuolumne
Northern Area
California Counties of:
- Butte
- Colusa
- Del Norte*
- El Dorado
- Glenn
- Humboldt
- Lake
- Lassen
- Marin
- Mendocino
- Modoc*
- Napa
- Nevada
- Placer
- Plumas
- Sacramento
- Shasta
- Sierra
- Siskiyou
- Solano
- Sonoma
- Sutter
- Tehama
- Trinity
- Yolo
- Yuba
Northeastern Area
- State of Nevada
- State of Idaho
- State of Oregon
- State of Utah*
- State of Washington
- Frontier-Alturas
- Lassen MUD
- Liberty Energy
- Plumas Sierra REA
- Truckee Donner PUD
* For the purpose of establishing residency
The designated Advisory Council seats are listed in Article XIII of the Local Union Bylaws, and are shown below:
- San Joaquin Division of PG&E
- Coast Valleys Division of PG&E
- Diablo Canyon Nuclear Generating Station
- California Gas Transmission:
- City of Santa Clara and San Jose Division of PG&E
- Alameda/Contra Costa Transit District and East Bay Municipalities
- East Bay Division of PG&E
- San Francisco Division of PG&E and General Office of PG&E
- Stockton Division of PG&E
- Sacramento Regional Transit District
- TransCanada
- Humboldt Division of PG&E and Resort Improvement District #1.
- Shasta Division of PG&E, City of Redding, City of Shasta Lake, and Bella Vista Water District
- NV Energy, TMWA, City of Fernley, Truckee Donner PUD, Mt. Wheeler Power, Inc., Wells REA and Lassen Municipal Utility District.
- De Sabla Division of PG&E
- Drum Division of PG&E, Plumas Sierra REC, and City of Roseville
- Colgate Division of PG&E, Yuba County Water Agency, and City of Gridley
- North Bay Division of PG&E, City of Healdsburg, City of Ukiah, City of Willits
- Sacramento Division of PG&E
- Sacramento Municipal Utility District and City of Lodi
- USBR, Western Area Power Administration,
- Frontier Communications
- General Construction of PG&E – At Large
- General Construction of PG&E – At Large
- General Construction of PG&E – At Large
- Tree Trimmer Companies
- Clerical at Large of PG&E – Northern Area
- Clerical at Large of PG&E – Central Area
- Clerical at Large of PG&E – Southern Area
- Irrigation Districts (Merced ID, Turlock ID, Lindmore ID, Paradise ID, South Feather Power and Water Agency, Modesto ID and South San Joaquin ID)
- Outside Construction
- City of Lompoc
- Manufacturing
- Materials Distribution Department of PG&E
- Generation: Dynegy, Foster-Wheeler, Genon, NCPA, NRG and Tri-Dam Project
Qualifications
Business Manager-Financial Secretary: The offices are combined per Article III, Section 5 of the Local Union Bylaws and must be filled by a member holding an “A” membership (EWBA) as required by the IBEW Constitution.
Members elected to office in the Local Union must be able and available to attend all regular and special meetings and to conduct the affairs of their office without compensation or other expenses other than provided for in Article X of the Local Union Bylaws.
Assistant Business Manager(s) and/or Business Representatives shall not be eligible to hold any elective Unit or Local Union office. They shall, however, be eligible to run as delegates to the International Convention (Local Union Bylaws Article III, Section 7).
To qualify as a candidate for Local Union office or Advisory Council Member, a member must have at least two years’ continuous good standing in the Local Union immediately prior to nomination. (Local Union Bylaws Article III, Section 7. (e)).
Nominations
Nomination of officers and Advisory Council members shall be made in March 2016 (Local Union Bylaws Article III, Section 7, Article XII Section 8).
In order to be a candidate for any Local Union office, including Advisory Council Member, a member must be present at the Unit meeting where he or she is nominated, or notify the Local Union Recording Secretary, Rachel Ramirez-Hill, in writing on or before March 1, 2016, that he or she will run for a specific Local Union office if nominated (IBEW Constitution Article XVI, Section 10).
A member shall not accept nomination for more than one office of the Local Union (unless combined under the Bylaws). If a member is nominated for more than one office, he or she must immediately declare for which office he or she will be a candidate and decline all other nominations for Local Union office (Local Union Bylaws Article III, Section 7 (b)).
Voting
As provided in Local Union Bylaws Article III, Section 10, there shall be published in the May (second quarter) issue of The Utility Reporter a list of all candidates for Local Union office, together with a factual record of their activities within the Local Union, committee assignments performed, offices held, and experience gained for and in behalf of the Local Union.
Ballots will be mailed by June 1, 2016. Completed ballots must be received by the union at the designated post office box no later than 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 28 at which time counting will begin. To be eligible to vote, you must have paid your dues for March 2016 on or before May 31, 2016, per Local Union Bylaws Article III, Section 9.
Further Information
In addition to the Local Union Bylaws and the IBEW Constitution, the conduct of labor union elections is also covered by Title IV of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (LMRDA).
The U.S. Department of Labor publishes two relevant booklets: Rights and Responsibilities Under the LMRDA and CSRA and Electing Union Officers.
These booklets are available by writing the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Elections, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room No. North 5619, Washington, DC 20210, and as of November 19, 2015 could be accessed at //www.dol.gov/olms/regs/compliance/members.htm.