This page includes frequently asked questions (FAQs) and answers related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
COVID-19 and Coronavirus News and Updates
AB 841: A Win-Win for the IBEW, Job-Seekers, Students, the Environment, and the Economy
As the 2020 legislative session wound to a close, California lawmakers were presented with a unique, time-limited opportunity to put people back to work in good union jobs, building new clean vehicle infrastructure and making essential school improvements – while simultaneously protecting students, teachers and parents from the spread of COVID-19. AB 841 (Ting), backed… [Read More]
Supplemental COVID 19 Paid Sick Leave for California Workers (via CA Dept of Industrial Relations)
Letter Agreement 20-51: Gas Control Center – Extend Temporary Schedule & Alt HQ
The Company and Union have agreed to extend a temporary work schedule for all System Operators and temporary assignment of some System Operators to an alternate temporary headquarters (Vacaville, Brentwood Compressor Station (Brentwood Terminal), or the San Ramon Valley Conference Center) as detailed below:
Oct. 6: Outside Line General Membership Meeting
IBEW 1245’s Outside Line General Membership Meeting will resume on October 6 at 7pm. Due to the continued COVID 19 concerns and county ordinances, the meeting will take place at the Local 1245 Union Hall Parking Lot, on the east side of the building. If you plan on attending, please bring a chair and a… [Read More]
Thurmond: Assembly Bill 841 will make schools safer with better ventilation for when students return (via Sacramento Bee)
It is not often that we have an immediate need and can make an immediate impact with legislation. But Assembly Bill 841, known as the Healthy Schools for a Healthy Recovery Bill, will help do just that. AB 841, written by Assemblymember Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, will make schools safer in the time of COVID-19,… [Read More]
Letter Agreement 20-47: Bishop Ranch Gas Dispatch – Extend Temporary Schedules & Alt HQ (COVID 19)
The Company and Union have agreed to extend a temporary work schedule for all Work & Resource Dispatchers and Work & Resource Relief Dispatchers and temporary assignment of some Work & Resource Dispatchers and Work & Resource Relief Dispatchers to an alternate temporary headquarters (Vacaville) as detailed below:
Annual Golf Tournament Cancelled
Given guidance from the CDC, the State of California and our International union, the IBEW 1245 Annual Golf Tournament and BBQ will not be held this year. We look forward to resuming this time-honored tradition in the future. –John Mendoza, IBEW 1245 Business Rep and Golf Tournament Chair
“Be Careful, Be Safe, and Be Proud” — A Labor Day Message from Business Manager Tom Dalzell
“These are the times that try men’s souls.” Thomas Paine, a recent arrival from England to the North American colonies, wrote these words in the pamphlet Common Sense two years before the Declaration of Independence. On this Labor Day, Paine’s words ring true. The worst pandemic in decades, compounded by a badly botched response to… [Read More]
Unit Meetings Cancelled For The Duration of 2020
Given guidance from the CDC, the State of California and our International union, all unit meetings are cancelled for the remainder of 2020. Business representatives and members are encouraged to develop informal remote meetings to serve some of the purposes of the unit meetings without constituting actual unit meetings. If the COVID situation improves in… [Read More]
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