As a California State Assemblymember, Christy Smith has proven to be a strong ally of IBEW 1245 and its members. In 2019, she voted in favor of the IBEW 1245-backed wildfire bill (AB 1054) as well as our bill to improve wages and benefits for our line clearance tree trimmers (SB 247). When Smith announced… [Read More]
COVID-19 and Coronavirus News and Updates
CDC Warns of Counterfeit Respirator Masks
Counterfeit respirators are products that are falsely marketed and sold as being NIOSH-approved and may not be capable of providing appropriate respiratory protection to workers. When NIOSH becomes aware of counterfeit respirators or those misrepresenting NIOSH approval on the market, we will post them here to alert users, purchasers, and manufacturers. NIOSH-approved respirators have an… [Read More]
Letter Agreement 20-32: GCC Extension to Temporary Work Schedule (Extension of LA 20-21)
The Company and Union discussed the need to continue the temporary work schedule at the Vacaville and Rocklin Grid Control Centers and have agreed to extend the expiration date of Letter Agreement 20-21, under the same terms and conditions, to June 27, 2020. Either Company or Union may cancel this agreement by giving the other… [Read More]
Governor Newsom Issues Executive Order on Extending Deadlines Impacted by COVID-19
Regulators waive $200 million fine PG&E was supposed to pay for causing deadly NorCal wildfires (via KTLA)
California regulators on Thursday suspended a $200 million fine against Pacific Gas & Electric as punishment for the utility’s neglect of electrical equipment that ignited a series of deadly wildfires in Northern California. The waiver approved in a unanimous vote by California’s Public Utilities Commission will deprive the state coffers of money to help offset… [Read More]
Sequestered for Grid Security, Part 1: SMUD System Operators
During times of crisis, access to safe and reliable power is more important than ever. In this new mini-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. On April 16, the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) began… [Read More]
Letter Agreement 20-31: Gas Dispatch – Extend Temporary Schedules & Alt HQ (COVID 19)
The Company is taking additional steps to ensure that emergency and critical work continues during this crisis at Bishop Ranch Gas Dispatch. 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… [Read More]
Workers’ comp extended for essential workers who get COVID-19 (via KRON 4 News)
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Wednesday extending workers’ compensation to essential workers who test positive for coronavirus. The governor said during his daily press conference that the last thing the state needs is for healthcare workers to get sick but continue to go to work because they cannot afford to not get paid. The… [Read More]
Memorandum of Agreement with Vistra (Dynegy) Regarding COVID 19 Plant Sequester at Moss Landing Power Station
Labor unions are on the front lines in battle over worker protections (via NBC News)
As the coronavirus pandemic derails the nation’s economy, workers bearing the brunt of the crisis are banding together in levels not seen in a generation, striking and holding sickouts at meat processing plants, fast-food restaurants and warehouses to demand better protection and safer working conditions. For its part, organized labor, which has seen its ranks decline in the U.S. for… [Read More]
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