The Electric Utility Technician is a flexibly staffed position allocation. Under supervision, to perform work in the installation, testing, maintenance, calibration, troubleshooting, monitoring, repair and modification of receiving stations, substations, equipment, devices, and appurtenances associated with the City’s Electric and Broadband Utility’s infrastructure and facilities, such as electric generation metering equipment, transmission, distribution, telemetering, revenue metering, communications… [Read More]
Archives for July 2020
Job Opportunity: Electrical Lineworker/12kv Electrical Lineworker, City of Lompoc
The class of Electrical Line Worker is the skilled journey level class in this series. Under general supervision, incumbents perform journey level skilled and semi-skilled work in the construction, maintenance, and repair of energized and de-energized electric distribution lines and related equipment/facilities; assists in the training and directs the work of lower electrical classifications; and perform other… [Read More]
PG&E faces soaring insurance costs, leadership changes in rest of 2020 (via UtilityDive)
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) Corp. has emerged from bankruptcy as a stronger company, with a financial plan that will enable it to get back to an investment-grade rating, interim CEO Bill Smith said during the earnings conference call Thursday, the first it has held since filing for Chapter 11 in January 2019. The utility’s… [Read More]
COVID 19 Workplace Resource Update via IBEW International
Essential Worker Stories: Ken Ward
16-year IBEW 1245 member Ken Ward, who works as a lineman for PG&E in San Francisco, describes his experience as an essential worker during COVID 19.
IBEW 1245 Member’s Quick Thinking Diverts a Train and Averts a Major Disaster
On July 8, IBEW 1245 member Dave Worstein was in Corcoran, California at work on a high speed rail project underway there, when his day became anything but ordinary. Worstein has 40 years in the trade at PG&E, and he’s currently contracting for Canus. His job involves inspecting underground vaults and conduits so that overhead… [Read More]
Just the Facts: SB 350 (Hill) – Golden State Energy Act
On July 1, the Golden State Energy Act, SB 350 (Hill) became law. This is known as “Plan B” and was pushed by many legislators to create a mechanism in which the State of California could step in and take over PG&E in case the Company failed to emerge from bankruptcy OR fails to operate its… [Read More]
Hours and Hours of Power Towers — Local 1245 GC members team up for a hefty tower maintenance project
In early July, about two dozen IBEW members from PG&E began work on a large-scale tower re-insulation project, spanning from the Los Banos substation all the way to the Midway sub in Buttonwillow, about 120 miles away. “This job contains three different clearances on three different 500 kV lines,” explained GC Subforeman Gene Brock. “The… [Read More]
IBEW Member Fatality in Southern California
IBEW #2150 Journeyman Lineman, Eric Wickstrom, who was working for Diversified in San Bernardino, passed away July 22, 2020 following a high voltage electrical contact incident while responding to a car hit pole. IBEW Local #47 is passing the hat to help with future financial needs for the Wickstrom Family. 100% of all donations will… [Read More]
Union Hall Access During COVID 19
As part of our ongoing effort to keep members and staffers safe and healthy during the COVID 19 outbreak, access to our union hall and dispatch office are limited to the hours of 7am-9am, and 1pm-5pm. Temperature checks will be administered to all visitors and staff before being admitted into the union hall. Face coverings… [Read More]
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