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Archives for July 2022
Outside Construction Report: Summer, 2022
Outside Construction Contract Ratification The IBEW 1245/47 Outside Line agreement was ratified by the members this spring, with 86% voting YES, 13.75% voting NO and .25% contested/voided ballots. Read more. California Work outlooks remains strong and will continue to be for many years to come throughout Local 1245’s jurisdiction. System hardening is here to stay,… [Read More]
Vegetation Management Report: Summer 2022 / Informe de Manejo de la Vegetación: Verano 2022
haga clic aquí para español New Assistant Business Manager for Vegetation Management Twenty-one-year IBEW member Mark MauMau has joined the IBEW 1245 staff as an Assistant Business Manager. He will be working with Local 1245’s vegetation management/line clearance tree trimmer group, which consists of over 6,000 members. Read more about Brother MauMau here. LCTT Contract… [Read More]
Undergrounding in Paradise
In 2018, the Camp Fire leveled the town of Paradise, California and the surrounding area, burning more than 150,000 acres and destroying 95% of the structures. For the past four years, IBEW 1245 crews have been assisting in the rebuilding of these communities. Recently, the Utility Reporter caught up with some 1245 outside line crews… [Read More]
Veterans graduate from PG&E’s PowerPathway program (via Swords to Plowshares)
On June 10th, PG&E’s PowerPathway hosted a graduation ceremony to celebrate 15 veterans that have completed the 10-week “Entry to Gas Pipeline Inspector” program. This is the 4th cohort that Swords to Plowshares has hosted in partnership with PowerPathway, and the 50th cohort overall. Jesse Vukelic was elected as class Valedictorian, and Jobs for Vets’… [Read More]
“We’re Feeding An Entire City” – Local 1245 gas crew performs annual maintenance checkup in Nevada
On a hot Summer day in July at the NV Energy Sparks Regulator Station, an annual maintenance checkup is conducted on the regulators (regs) on the low-pressure side. As natural gas flows through the system, the regs control gas pressure by opening and closing, which allow more or less gas to flow. For safety reasons,… [Read More]
Letter Agreement 22-23: Contact Center Operations (CCO) Specific Remote Work Agreement
The Company and Union agreed in Letter Agreement 22-22-PGE to specific provisions and/or modifications to the Clerical Labor Agreement when employees designated as Hybrid, work remotely and/or in a PG&E headquarters, as assigned. Due to the unique work environment associated with employees assigned to Contact Center Operations (CCO), the Company and Union have been in… [Read More]
Letter Agreement 22-22: Systemwide Remote Work agreement
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many employees have been working remotely. The Company anticipates returning employees to offices beginning in August of 2022. The return will be done in phases throughout 2022 and 2023. However, there may be a business need to return some employees sooner than August of 2022. The Company will determine which… [Read More]
‘A place we can be safe’: PG&E worker shares his story of helping 100 people escape the Electra Fire (via KCRA)
The day the fire broke out, PG&E relief operator Gabe Garcia just so happened to be nearby doing a regular check of the Electra Powerhouse when he saw the blaze.
