Nine-year IBEW 1245 member Jesse Green has joined the IBEW 1245 staff as a Business Rep. He will be primarily supporting Outside Line members in the North Coast and North Valley areas.
Before joining 1245, Green spent 15 years working as a wildland firefighter with the United States Forest Service. He decided to shift gears, and in 2015, he was accepted into the Cal-Nev JATC line apprenticeship program. He journeyed out as a lineman in December of 2018, and has since worked in Outside Construction as a journeyman lineman and crew foreman.
Jesse Green
“Coming from working for the federal government, to the IBEW — it’s been a life-changer for my family,” said Green, noting that the generous wages and benefits afforded to him under the 1245 contract means he no longer has to worry about making ends meet.
Green has served the union as a shop steward and safety steward, and says he is honored to have a chance to join the IBEW 1245 staff.
“I never planned on this career path, but it felt like a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so I seized the moment to see where it led me,” he said, noting how different being a union staff is compared to working on a line crew. “Being a Business Rep has been more challenging than I expected, but I believe I’m becoming an asset to the team. It has also allowed me to be more present with my kids, which is a priority to me right now.”
Green shares his two children, age 10 and 13, with his wife of 17 years. They also have 40-50 chickens, 12 turkeys, two horses and some dairy goats. In his free time, Green enjoys spending time with family, being outdoors, camping, fishing and hiking.