Local 1245 News
- Local 1245 Members at Trayer Featured on IBEW International website September 12, 2019
- IBEW 1245 opposes San Francisco’s proposed takeover of PG&E electric system (statement by Business Manager Tom Dalzell) September 9, 2019
- Learning From The Greats: Local 1245 Organizing Workshop Focuses on Leadership Development September 3, 2019
- Retirees — YOU Have the Power! September 3, 2019
- Should the City of San Francisco Spend $6 Billion to Take Over PG&E? August 30, 2019
- Local 1245/EWMC Pool Party Fundraiser Benefits Mustard Seed School in Sacramento August 20, 2019
PG&E News
- Judge Rejects PG&E Bid to Move Wildfire Liability Trial (via Courthouse News Service) September 17, 2019
- Dalzell Briefs Retirees on PG&E Bankruptcy September 16, 2019
- PG&E reaches $11B insurance settlement over wildfire claims (via UtilityDive) September 13, 2019
- A swift fall from political power for PG&E, California’s largest utility (via LA Times) September 13, 2019
- Letter Agreement 19-26: Clarify the provisions of LA 16-11 regarding attire requirements for personnel in the DCPP Control Room and Control Room Simulator September 12, 2019
- Letter Agreement 19-25: Establish Pilot Program – Drones – Division Electric T&D and GC Line Department JDLOPs September 12, 2019
Outside Construction News
- Outside Construction September Unit Meeting Date Change August 20, 2019
- Calling All Aspiring Linemen! CalNev JATC Will Be Accepting Apprenticeship Applications Oct 14-25 August 13, 2019
- Help Locate an IBEW Member Who Went Missing in the North Bay August 12, 2019
- TAKE ACTION: Bureaucrats in Washington are trying to destroy our Apprenticeship Program. Don’t let them. August 7, 2019
- One IBEW Traveler Killed, Another Injured in Workplace Accident (UPDATED) August 2, 2019
- Giving Verizon a Boost in South Lake Tahoe July 22, 2019
More Outside Construction News
Manufacturing News
- Local 1245 Members at Trayer Featured on IBEW International website September 12, 2019
- Support IBEW 1245 Member Fighting Leukemia July 23, 2019
- 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
Nevada News
- Job Opportunity: Journeyman Lineman, NV Energy (new sign-on bonus, retention bonus and relocation incentives!) September 5, 2019
- IBEW 1245 Members at Wells Rural Electric Power Up Nevada’s Gold Country August 19, 2019
- New Start Time for Yerington Unit Meeting August 9, 2019
- Nevada Alliance for Retired Americans Presents Hero Award to Rep. Dina Titus August 9, 2019
- New Meeting Location for Fallon Unit August 8, 2019
- Job Opportunity: Journeyman Lineman, NV Energy August 1, 2019
Public Sector News
- New Three-Year Agreement Ratified at City of Lodi September 1, 2019
- One-Year Extension Approved at Paradise Irrigation District September 1, 2019
- IBEW 1245 Members at Wells Rural Electric Power Up Nevada’s Gold Country August 19, 2019
- Meeting Date Change for Healdsburg Unit August 9, 2019
- Temporary Meeting Location Change for Redding Unit #3217 August 8, 2019
- Job Opportunity: Electrical Maintenance Technician, Alameda Municipal Power August 1, 2019
Tree Trimmers News
- New Meeting Location for Hayward/Newark Trees Unit August 12, 2019
- Clearing Trees With Relative Ease / Despeje de árboles con relativa facilidad July 24, 2019
- Troy Steen Wins Quarterly Photo Contest July 22, 2019
- New Contractors, Production Pressure, Bankruptcy and Bargaining / Nuevos contratistas, presión de producción, quiebra y negociación July 19, 2019
- As California Wildfire Season Looms, Finding Tree Trimmers Is a New Problem (via NY Times) May 24, 2019
- PG&E Lost Longtime Tree-Trimming Contractor as Scrutiny on Utility Mounted Over Wildfires (via KQED) May 7, 2019
Community News
- Support IBEW 1245 Member Undergoing Open Heart Surgery August 24, 2019
- Local 1245/EWMC Pool Party Fundraiser Benefits Mustard Seed School in Sacramento August 20, 2019
- Aug. 23: Napa-Solano Labor Council to Host Union Night at the Vallejo Admirals Game August 16, 2019
- Sept 21: First Annual IBEW 1245/PG&E Car Show August 14, 2019
- Support IBEW Family Whose Six-Year-Old Son Was Killed in the Gilroy Garlic Festival Shooting July 30, 2019
- October 5: IBEW 1245 32nd Annual Golf Tournament July 26, 2019
Safety News & Reports
- Safety Notice: Chance Platform Boards September 10, 2019
- Recall Notice: G&W Viper Reclosers September 9, 2019
- Mandatory Stop-Use Notice: Miller MightEvac, MightyLite Self-Retracting Lifeline August 28, 2019
- Two contractors electrocuted while working on New York power lines (via ABC 7 NY) August 19, 2019
- One IBEW Traveler Killed, Another Injured in Workplace Accident (UPDATED) August 2, 2019
- Stop Use and Recall Notice: 3M™ DBI-SALA® Nano-Lok™ edge and Wrap Back Twin-Leg Self Retracting Lifelines July 26, 2019
News Almanac
- UAW Auto Workers at GM Go On Strike September 16, 2019
- AB 5 Approval a Historic Win for California Workers (via Labor’s Edge) September 11, 2019
- Tesla residential rooftop solar panels catch fire, and the lawsuits start flying (via LA Times) September 3, 2019
- PG&E Debt to Fire Victims to Be Set Outside of Bankruptcy Court (via Bloomberg Law) August 28, 2019
- Sonoma Clean Power Update: Local projects are hard to do (via Sonoma West Times & News) August 26, 2019
- PG&E wants to gradually add $30 per month to the average residential bill (via SF Chronicle) August 26, 2019