This letter captures the agreement reached by the Company and IBEW with respect to the IBEW newly organized Outage Planner unit. The following details the agreement of the parties: These positions will be covered by the IBEW Physical Agreement and those Titles and Exhibits, as appropriate, for exempt Region or General Office employees. NLRB Case… [Read More]
Archives for January 2022
In Memoriam: Darrel Mitchell
We recently learned that former IBEW 1245 staffer Darrel Mitchell died on November 15. He gave as much to Local 1245 as anyone, and his contributions will benefit our members for years. Darrel was a Gas Service Representative for PG&E in Richmond. He came on staff as a Business Representative in 1973. He was one… [Read More]
Four-Year Agreement Approved at Merced Irrigation District
IBEW Local 1245 members at Merced Irrigation District have ratified a new four-year agreement. The agreement includes a 3% general wage increase in each year of the agreement, along with a lump sum payment of $1,500 at the time of Board approval due to protracted bargaining. The classic employee contribution for the retirement plan will… [Read More]
Local 1245 Members at Turlock Irrigation District Ratify Three-Year Agreement
The IBEW Local 1245 members at Turlock Irrigation District have voted to approve a three-year agreement. The agreement incudes general wage increases of 3% for all classifications in each year of the agreement, along with equity adjustments of 12% in year one, 1% in year two, and 1% in year three. We negotiated the removal… [Read More]
New Three-Year MOU Approved at City of Lodi
IBEW Local 1245 members at the City of Lodi Electric Utility voted to approve a new three-year agreement. The agreement includes wage increases of of 7%, 5% and 5% for all lineman classifications and 5%, 4% and 4% for all other classifications within the bargaining unit. The union successfully negotiated improvements to medical and dental;… [Read More]
David Sparks Joins IBEW 1245 Staff
Seven-year IBEW 1245 member David Sparks has joined the union staff as a Business Rep. He will be working with the IBEW 1245 members at PG&E’s Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP), filling the shoes of longtime DCPP Business Rep Pat Duffy, who is now working full time on the plant’s P-25 Project. Brother Sparks has… [Read More]
Charlotte Stevens Joins IBEW 1245 Staff
Ten-year IBEW 1245 member Charlotte Stevens has joined the IBEW 1245 staff as an organizer. Stevens will be working to grow union power, engagement and membership alongside 1245’s organizing and field staffers. For the past decade, Sister Stevens has worked as a PG&E Service Representative II out of the Sacramento Contact Center. She previously served… [Read More]
U.S. Supreme Court Blocks COVID Vaccine ETS For Businesses With More Than 100 Employees
Today, the US Supreme Court blocked the Biden Administration’s COVID vaccine Emergency Temporary Standard (as implemented by OSHA) for businesses with more than 100 employees, while also declining to overturn the mandate for medical facilities that take Medicare or Medicaid payments. “Today’s decision affirms what we’ve been articulating since Day 1,” said IBEW 1245 Business… [Read More]
Job Opportunity: Apprentice Lineworker, City of Alameda
Alameda Municipal Power (AMP) is currently recruiting for an Apprentice Lineworker and this recruitment is OPEN UNTIL JANUARY 20, 2022. This position works a 9/80 work schedule, which means an early start to the work day and every other Friday is a regular day off.
Ayeta Scholarship Winners Announced
We are pleased to congratulate Toby Payan and Mike Kerbaugh, the latest winners of IBEW 1245’s Jairus Ayeta Line School Scholarship. They will be attending the Northwest JATC Volta Line School this fall, with all expenses paid by IBEW 1245. Payan, who is from Manteca, is passionate about the opportunity to get into the line… [Read More]