Local 1245 News
- IBEW 1245 Joins Broad New Coalition to Urge Meaningful Legislative Action to Address Increased Frequency and Severity of Wildfires in California May 15, 2019
- New Meeting Time for Bakersfield Unit May 13, 2019
- IBEW 1245 Members From SMUD Help “Light Up Navajo” May 13, 2019
- Video: IBEW 1245’s Hunter Stern Discusses What’s Next For PG&E’s Workers (via ClimateOne) May 10, 2019
- Local 1245 Members Place Second at SDGE Rodeo, Third at LADWP Rodeo May 8, 2019
- IBEW 1245 Joins Labor Convergence on Climate May 7, 2019
PG&E News
- PG&E caused Camp Fire, Cal Fire says (via SF Chronicle) May 16, 2019
- San Francisco eyes purchase of PG&E grid assets (via UtilityDive) May 14, 2019
- Letter Agreement 19-11: JDLOP Update for Building Department May 13, 2019
- Letter Agreement 19-10: Transmission and Distribution Control Center Ad Hoc Changes May 13, 2019
- Letter Agreement 19-09: Amends 2nd shift hours for Electrical Maintenance to coincide with the existing hours for Mechanical May 13, 2019
- Video: IBEW 1245’s Hunter Stern Discusses What’s Next For PG&E’s Workers (via ClimateOne) May 10, 2019
Outside Construction News
- Standing Calls in Outside Construction as of April 19, 2019 April 20, 2019
- Outside Construction Report: April, 2019 April 16, 2019
- Up for the Task — IBEW 1245 Outside Line Crews Work on Wildfire Safety Reconductor Project April 11, 2019
- Open Calls in Outside Construction as of March 29, 2019 March 29, 2019
- Hardening the Grid — Summit Line Construction crew works to make the system safe from fires February 4, 2019
- Outside Construction Report: January, 2019 January 16, 2019
More Outside Construction News
Manufacturing News
- IBEW 1245 Members Keep Things Running at Lockheed Martin Space Systems April 2, 2019
- In the Wind: Meet the IBEW 1245 members behind the world-class aerospace equipment at NASA’s Ames Research Center January 17, 2019
- Manufacturing Unit Donates Socks to Sunnyvale Community Services December 17, 2018
- Members Ratify New Contract at Delta Star June 18, 2018
- New Contract Ratified at Hitachi Rail June 18, 2018
- Local 1245 Members at Lockheed Martin Unanimously Approve New Agreement May 8, 2018
Nevada News
- Yerington Retirees Club Meeting Date Change for May May 6, 2019
- Nevada’s New RPS Law: A Win for Workers and Consumers April 24, 2019
- “A Journeyman Lineman’s Journeyman Lineman” – Business Rep Pat Waite retires from the union April 14, 2019
- Locals That Battled Energy Deregulation Scheme Share First-Ever Edwin D. Hill Award (via IBEW International) March 21, 2019
- No on Question 3 Labor-Management Coalition Receives Inaugural Ed Hill Award from EEI March 16, 2019
- New Meeting Location for Winnemucca Unit March 14, 2019
Public Sector News
- IBEW 1245 Members From SMUD Help “Light Up Navajo” May 13, 2019
- Members Approve Successor MOU at City of Roseville May 9, 2019
- Local 1245 Members Compete at APPA Lineworkers Rodeo May 8, 2019
- Two-Year MOU Extension Approved at City of Oakland April 8, 2019
- Job Opportunity: Technician Journeyman, Tri-Dam Project March 28, 2019
- Job Opportunity: Electrical Utility Technician I, City of Lompoc March 5, 2019
Tree Trimmers News
- PG&E Lost Longtime Tree-Trimming Contractor as Scrutiny on Utility Mounted Over Wildfires (via KQED) May 7, 2019
- Tree Contractor Realignment Shakes Up the System / La reorganización de los Contratistas de poda de árboles conmociona al sistema April 22, 2019
- Member Spotlight: Crystal Dimodica / Miembro destacada: Crystal Dimodica April 12, 2019
- Regionalization Plan Could Bring Big Changes / El plan de regionalización podría traer grandes cambios January 10, 2019
- The Changing Landscape for IBEW 1245 Tree Trimmers / El paisaje cambiante para IBEW 1245 para podadores de árboles January 7, 2019
- Tree Trimmer Close Calls (by Ranking) in 2018 January 2, 2019
Community News
- EWMC Hosts Bowling Night Fundraiser May 13, 2019
- IBEW 1245 Members From SMUD Help “Light Up Navajo” May 13, 2019
- IBEW 1245 Organizing Steward Laquania Thompson Discusses Electrical Workers Minority Caucus on KBLX Radio May 7, 2019
- May 18: Woodland Day of Community Service May 6, 2019
- May 11: Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive May 6, 2019
- Golf Expedition in Honor of Deceased IBEW 1245 Member and Hero Tim Gillaspie April 30, 2019
Safety News & Reports
- June 5: “Hold The Pull” Peer Safety Summit May 6, 2019
- Health and Safety Committee Report — April, 2019 April 26, 2019
- Peer-to-Peer Safety Committee Update – April, 2019 April 26, 2019
- Altec Recalls 14,000 Digger Derricks April 12, 2019
- Job-Related Falls Should Be Easy to Prevent, But Workers Are Still Dying in Record Numbers (via FairWarning) April 11, 2019
- Safety Alert: Cooper Vacuum Fault Interrupter Failure March 27, 2019
News Almanac
- Congressman LaMalfa Announces Wildfire Recovery Funding to Rebuild California (Press Release) May 16, 2019
- PG&E caused Camp Fire, Cal Fire says (via SF Chronicle) May 16, 2019
- San Francisco eyes purchase of PG&E grid assets (via UtilityDive) May 14, 2019
- PG&E Lost Longtime Tree-Trimming Contractor as Scrutiny on Utility Mounted Over Wildfires (via KQED) May 7, 2019
- Federal judge tells PG&E board to tour wildfire-ravaged Paradise (via SF Chronicle) May 7, 2019
- San Diego Gas & Electric Challenges Inverse Condemnation as Unconstitutional May 7, 2019