PG&E is hiring Journeyman Lineman across our service territory. The Journeyman Lineman job is covered under a bargaining agreement with IBEW Local 1245. Wages start at $63.02/hour to $64.91/hr., plus comprehensive benefits. PG&E also offers a 22% Pay Wage Premium in select Bay Area locations, sign-on bonus and full relocation package. How to Apply: Applicants should complete a… [Read More]
Archives for January 2020
SOLD OUT! IBEW 1245’s Day at the Ballpark
Working in a Winter Wonderland: Truckee Donner Public Utility District
Known as one of the country’s most popular and remarkable winter-travel destinations, the greater Tahoe-Truckee area attracts thousands of tourists from all over the world during this time of year. For Truckee’s visitors and residents alike, reliable access to electricity and water are often taken for granted – but in a town that averages more… [Read More]
Details of the New Four-Year Agreement at PG&E
We are now free to report and discuss the terms of the four-year contract extension that we negotiated with PG&E as part of the bankruptcy plan of reorganization. We already have a ratified two-year extension in place for 2020 and 2021, so this new four-year agreement will take us through 2025. We believe that this… [Read More]
PG&E makes breakthrough bankruptcy deal, but Gov. Newsom slams California utility again (via Sacramento Bee)
The irate governor renewed his warnings that the state might take over the company if his demands for a “transformed utility” aren’t satisfied.
Doing Their Part to Harden Twain Harte
Fire season may be over (for now) – but the monumental task of hardening the grid to protect against future fires is ongoing, particularly in the areas of California that are considered to be at the highest risk of fire. With a town motto of “More Trees Than People,” the quaint Sierra Nevada community of… [Read More]
Outside Line Report: January, 2020
WORK PICTURE California 2019 was a record year for employment in Local 1245’s Outside Line Construction group. This past year — which really began in December of 2018 and was full bore all the way through the end of 2019 — Local 1245 saw a record number of more than 7,000 dispatches, as well as… [Read More]
SB 247 in Action: Line Clearance Tree Trimmers Receive Major Wage Increases Under New Agreement / La ley SB 247 en acción: los podadores de árboles para el despeje de líneas reciben aumentos salariales importantes según el nuevo acuerdo
Desplazarse hacia abajo para español. It was a wild ending to an already very busy 2019 for the Line Clearance Tree Trimming (LCTT) groups. In 2019 we saw a major increase in new vegetation workers (from around 1,500 to well over 4,000 and still growing) as well as new contractors in Local 1245’s jurisdiction. This… [Read More]