Calls to wrest Pacific Gas & Electric from investors’ hands have grown louder, amplified by a state bill that would allow cities to carve up PG&E territory into government-run utilities.
Archives for February 2020
VIDEO: Dalzell Tells Senator Sanders He’s Wrong on PG&E Takeover
Dalzell Tells Senator Sanders He’s Wrong on PG&E Takeover (Video and Press Release)
LABOR UNION FIRES BACK AT BERNIE SANDERS OVER HIS PROPOSAL TO MAKE PG&E, CALIFORNIA’S LARGEST UTILITY, A WARD OF THE STATE One of California’s largest labor unions fired back against Senator Bernie Sanders today for his proposal to have California taxpayers spend over $100 billion to seize Pacific Gas & Electric, the state’s largest utility,… [Read More]
Numbers Don’t Lie: PG&E is the Greenest Utility in California
Which California utility has the lowest average emissions rate, as well as the highest percentage of greenhouse-gas-free resources and the least amount of natural gas in their energy portfolio mix?* That’s right, it’s PG&E. According to the most recent data available from the California Energy Commission, a whopping 86% of PG&E’s resource mix comes from… [Read More]
You Count in 2020! Census Q&A
What is the Census? Every 10 years, every resident in the United States is counted, providing valuable statistics and information about the status of our communities, and our country. The census counts our population and households, distributing more than $700 billion in federal funds annually to support states, counties and communities’ vital programs. Why does… [Read More]
2020 San Luis Obispo Service Awards
Photos from the IBEW 1245 Pin Dinner in San Luis Obispo on Feb. 7, 2020
Update on PG&E Bankruptcy Exit Terms
As announced earlier, Local 1245 has negotiated bankruptcy exit terms with the Company for our members including a layoff moratorium, generous annual wage increases, extension of our collective bargaining agreements, and no member cost increases for medical benefits through 2025. After consulting with numerous attorneys representing Local 1245 in both regulatory and bankruptcy capacities, it… [Read More]
Superior Sewers: IBEW 1245 Members at City of Redding Wastewater Collections Recognized
The IBEW 1245 members who work at the City of Redding’s wastewater utility collection department are the embodiment of workplace excellence. Thanks to their hard work maintaining the system and preemptively addressing potential stoppages, in 2019 Redding clocked the lowest annual number of Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSOs) since the city began tracking in 2007 —… [Read More]
February Unit Meeting Date Change for Livermore
Unit #2315, Livermore, has rescheduled its February meeting, which was original set for Feb. 11. It will now take place on Feb. 18. The time and location will remain the same. –Rey Mendoza, IBEW 1245 Business Rep
“Give Us the Ballot”: Highlights from the AFL-CIO’s MLK Civil and Human Rights Conference
I was honored and grateful for the opportunity to spend my Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend in Washington DC representing IBEW Local 1245 as a delegate at the Civil and Human Rights Conference hosted by AFL-CIO. The conference was very energetic and powerful, full of passionate spirit by all the attendees and presenters. You… [Read More]