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COVID-19 and Coronavirus News and Updates

Essential Worker Stories: Rafael Burgos

19-year IBEW 1245 member Rafael Burgos, who works as a stationary engineer at the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, describes his experience as an essential worker on the job during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Essential Worker Stories: Kay Joy Hardiman

19-year IBEW 1245 member Kay Joy Hardiman, who works as an operating clerk for PG&E, describes her experience as an essential worker on the job during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Essential Worker Stories: Bernard Ware

5-year IBEW 1245 member Bernard Ware, who works as a journeyman lineman for Alvah Contractors, describes his experience as an essential worker on the job during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Essential Worker Stories: Damien Padilla

14-year IBEW 1245 member Damien Padilla, who works as a cable crew foreman (underground) for PG&E in San Francisco, describes his experience as an essential worker on the job during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Essential Worker Stories: Mary Holte

Four-year IBEW 1245 member Mary Holte, who works as a vegetation work planner for the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), describes her experience as an essential worker on the job during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Essential Worker Stories: Michael Patterson

18-Year IBEW 1245 member Michael Patterson, who works as an electrician for the City of Oakland, shares his experience as an essential worker during the COVID-19 pandemic.

OSHA Revised Enforcement Guidance for Recording Cases of Coronavirus

This memorandum provides updated interim guidance to Compliance Safety and Health Officers (CSHOs) for enforcing the requirements of 29 CFR Part 1904 with respect to the recording of occupational illnesses, specifically cases of COVID-19. On May 26, 2020, the previous memorandum on this topic[1] will be rescinded, and this new memorandum will go into and… [Read More]

Sequestered for Grid Security, Part 2: PG&E Operators

During times of crisis, access to safe and reliable power is more important than ever. In the second installment of this series, meet some of the IBEW 1245 members who have been voluntarily sequestered on the job to maintain and manage grid operations during the COVID 19 crisis. Read the first installment here. On April… [Read More]