For too long, the interests of labor and environmental groups have cleaved through the Democratic Party. The transition to clean energy has stressed this relationship further: as carbon-based sources of power come under fire, the union jobs that go along with them (workers at power plants) are being replaced by low-wage, non-union positions (think solar… [Read More]
Archives for June 2016
Update on Diablo Canyon from Tom Dalzell
Over the past several years, IBEW 1245 has been working diligently to keep Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP) open and protect the jobs of the 600 Local 1245 members who work there. As part of this effort, we spent the better half of 2016 lobbying the members of the State Lands Commission — the body that… [Read More]
California Land Officials Sign Off on Closing Nuclear Plant
The State Lands Commission approved a lease allowing Pacific Gas and Electric Co. to continue operating the Diablo Canyon twin-reactor plant through August 2025, a date the company and environmental groups agreed to last week. Members turned down a proposed environmental impact assessment, which can take years, in part to meet the earlier termination date.
Statement on Union Election from Tom Dalzell
Thank you to everyone who made time to vote in this election. It is an honor to serve you as Business Manager, and I look forward to continuing to make progress together. We’ve had some real wins recently, but we cannot rest – there is still so much to be done to ensure our members… [Read More]
2016 Union Election Results
Executive Board and Officers PRESIDENT AND DELEGATE TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION OF THE IBEW Arthur “Art” Freitas 1396 Travis Carlson 731 Dane “Big Dawg” Moore 662 VICE PRESIDENT Anna Bayless-Martinez 1329 Robert “Rob” Thomas 736 Justin “J Dooley” Doolan 713 RECORDING SECRETARY Rachel Ramirez-Hill 1753 Cloudell Douglas 963 BUSINESS MANAGER/FINANCIAL SECRETARY AND DELEGATE TO THE… [Read More]
No Do-Over for Friedrichs: Supreme Court Won’t Hear Attack on Labor Unions Again
How Nick Pepper Caught the $5,000 Fugitive
By Rebecca Band IBEW 1245 member Nick Pepper was enjoying a day off from work when something serendipitous happened. Pepper, who works as a PG&E Lineman in San Rafael, was tuned in to a Sonoma County country radio station, Froggy 92.9, while loading up his car after a Costco trip when he heard a new… [Read More]
Local 1245 Member Jeff Gomes Receives Jefferson Award for Public Service
IBEW Local 1245 is pleased to congratulate 1245 member Jeff Gomes, a PG&E Lineman, Orland volunteer firefighter, and recipient of the 2016 Jefferson Award, which is widely recognized as “the country’s most prestigious and longest standing public service award.” Gomes has volunteered more than 15,000 hours in his 26 years as a volunteer firefighter, which include six… [Read More]
IBEW 1245 to Sponsor Energy Storage North America conference
IBEW 1245 is proud to be a supporting partner of Energy Storage North America, the largest conference, expo and networking event for the North American energy storage industry. Now in its fourth year, ESNA connects energy storage developers, energy users, utilities and policymakers to advance understanding and deployment of energy storage and ultimately build a cleaner,… [Read More]
California regulators update interconnection rules for renewables
California has approved an update to its distributed resource interconnection rules, giving developers more certainty when it comes to the cost of bringing projects online while pushing utilities to develop standardized cost lists for some upgrades.
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