WORK OUTLOOK The work picture for Outside Line remained strong through the final days of 2015, and we are not anticipating much drop-off going into 2016. Forecasts predict a strong El Nino weather system and a wet winter. We do see this as a potential obstacle in some of this work, with the exception of… [Read More]
Archives for January 2016
Letter Agreement 16-01: Vacation Sale for Chico Metering Systems Tech
Why Are Progressives Asking Poor Families to Subsidize Wall Street and the Richest Americans?
Congress recently acted at the last minute to renew a giant tax subsidy for Wall Street investors and the richest Americans. Sadly, in almost all cases, such dead-of-night maneuvers to increase corporate subsidies and tax breaks for the wealthy are hardly breaking news. But when Democrats and progressives applaud this continued subsidy for the wealthy and… [Read More]
New Agreement Ratified at City of Berkeley
On Dec. 9, 2015, the IBEW 1245 members at the City of Berkeley unanimously ratified the Tentative Agreement for a new contract reached between the union and the City of Berkeley. The two-year agreement contains a 2% COLA for each year. There is an additional 1% wage increase in the second year in exchange for a 1.25%… [Read More]
IBEW Women Join CLUW to Tackle the War on Women
They didn’t come to swap recipes when they first convened in 1974 and they didn’t do it this time either. Unless it was a recipe to stop the war on women. Approximately 500 delegates and observers came together for the Coalition of Labor Union Women’s 18th biennial convention, held in Sacramento, Calif., Nov. 19-21.
PG&E Contract Bargaining Update as of Jan. 5th, 2016
On Jan. 4 and Jan. 5, IBEW Local 1245 met with PG&E to continue the negotiations process. The company and union benefits committees met first, and then the full committees met after. At these meetings, we were able to reach a tentative agreement on benefits issues for a new four-year contract. In response to Local 1245’s strong… [Read More]
Extreme weather poses increasing threat to US power grid
An Associated Press analysis of industry data found that severe weather is the leading cause of major outages on the nation’s power grid. The number of weather-related power outages has climbed over the last decade, with the greatest spikes in 2008 and 2011, according to the AP analysis and independent studies.
$1.00 Dues Increase in 2016
Effective January 2016, per capita dues will increase by $1.00 for all IBEW members. This rate change was approved by delegates at the IBEW 38th International Convention in 2011, as part of a set of amendments to Article IX of the IBEW Constitution. The union will be notifying employers to adjust payroll deductions accordingly.
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