Back in 2018, the IBEW 1245 Frontier/Palo Cedro Unit #4011 voted to donate $500 from the union’s Community Fund to Boy Scout Troop 125 in Palo Cedro. The funding was intended to support Matthew Zaech’s Eagle Scout Project — a new electronic school sign to replace the outdated sign in front of North Cow Creek… [Read More]
Archives for December 2021
Members Approve Five-Year Agreement at Bella Vista Water
On Wednesday, December 8, the IBEW 1245 members at Bella Vista Water District ratified a new five-year agreement by a vote of 15-3. The District’s Board approved the agreement December 20, at their regular board meeting. The new agreement includes: A 2% general wage increase (GWI) effective December 24, 2021, as well as 2% GWI… [Read More]
A New Tool In The Toolbox — IBEW 1245-sponsored training prepares linemen to operate drones
The utility landscape is changing, and IBEW 1245 is continually growing and adapting so that our members can deliver power safely, efficiently, and competitively, both now and into the future.
Letter Agreement 21-57: DCPP P25 Hiring Hall Agreement
The following agreement was piloted under the DCPP Project 2025 (P25) workforce flexibility effort and will supersede the previous pilot agreements at DCPP. This agreement will allow some departments and classifications at DCPP to be supplemented with temporary P25 Hiring Hall (HH) personnel if regular status employee positions are permanently vacated. The eligible DCPP Departments… [Read More]
Letter Agreement 21-56: Hiring Hall Conversion to FTE
As part of our ongoing commitment that everyone and everything is always safe, catastrophic wildfires must stop, and to serving our local communities, the Company and Union met to discuss optimization of hiring hall employees. Accordingly, by mutual local agreement between the parties hiring hall employees may be converted to Regular status.
Letter Agreement 21-55: Transition for CSO employees in the Customer Service Representative Line of Progression
In Letter Agreement 21-54, the parties agreed to support the request to the CPUC to keep the remaining 65 Customer Services Offices (CSO) permanently closed. In connection with the closures, and pursuant to CPUC approval, the parties have met and discussed the transition for CSO employees in the Customer Service Representative Line of Progression.
Letter Agreement 21-54: Customer Service Office Closures
In accordance with Section 19.12 of the clerical agreement, the Company proposes the below options to address the impacts to affected CSO employees headquartered at the 65 Customer Service Offices. All IBEW bargaining unit CSO employees in the identified 65 headquarters will be given Section 19.1(a) notification as soon as possible, which affords them priority… [Read More]
Letter Agreement 21-53: Update to LA 87-189 Positive Discipline Process
Company proposes to amend the Positive Discipline Guidelines (Letter Agreement 87-189- PGE) by the addition of the language detailed below as well as to clarify and incorporate all related agreements to LA 87-189 into an updated document. Further, in accordance with Arbitration 369 (RC 24753), the parties agree to amend the provisions of LA No…. [Read More]
Letter Agreement 21-52: Pilot Extension Stockton Coordination Center
In Letter Agreement 20-64 the parties agreed to a pilot period to address the need for clerical support during the extended hours of operation for PG&E’s Traffic Control Coordination Center. This pilot period began in early October 2020 and expires on October 31, 2021. The parties are continuing to discuss, review and analyze the viability… [Read More]
Letter Agreement 21-51: PG&E Corrosion Mechanic NACE CP2
In Letter of Agreement 14-35, which established the Corrosion Line of Progression, the parties agreed to an ongoing Corrosion Subcommittee to address the training and testing requirements for National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) CP2. The NACE CP2 certification is required for the Senior Corrosion Mechanic-NACE CP2 and Lead Corrosion Mechanic classifications. The parties recently… [Read More]