In early March, Jody Castro joined the IBEW 1245 staff as a Business Representative, representing the T200 and T300 members in the Diablo division of PG&E (encompassing Brentwood west to Concord and south to Bishop Ranch). He is taking over this assignment from Mike Adayan, who has moved into an administrative staff role with the union.
Jody Castro
Brother Castro is a journeyman electrician and a 15-year member of IBEW 1245. He began working for PG&E in 2005 in GC Distribution Gas at Martin service center. After working around the Bay Area as a fieldman, he had the opportunity to move over to substation general construction around 2007. He spent a couple years there as an apprentice electrician before bidding into Stockton division in 2010, where he worked for 10 years before hiring on as a union staffer.
Castro became a 1245 shop steward in Stockton division in 2015, and was elected to the IBEW 1245 Advisory Council in 2019. He has also served on the grievance Review Committee, and has represented 1245 as a delegate to the IBEW 9th district conference. In 2018, he attended the Energy Storage North America conference as part of the ‘competitive challenges’ discussion. He’s been a member of the substation electric grassroots safety team at PG&E for the last 10 years, and served as a voice for safety in the field on the Electric Operations Safety Council and the Ethics Council of PG&E.
“Working at PG&E was a great opportunity for me and for my family, an opportunity that was made greater by the years of work by dedicated people working for our local IBEW 1245,” said Castro. “I support the goals of the local and found myself volunteering to work for those goals, so when the call came [to join the union staff] there was no question in my mind. My first few weeks in this new position have been challenging and I expect nothing less from the future, but in solidarity and with a little hard work I believe we can continue the legacy of those great brothers and sisters who came before!”
Castro is married with two children. One is in grade school, and the other is pursuing a career in the medical profession. He is based out of Tracy, CA.
Welcome aboard, Brother Castro!