Local 1245 News
- Statement on the Passing of Jim (Hammer) Hayes April 6, 2021
- Aileen Zuehlke Wins Quarterly Photo Contest April 5, 2021
- Statement from IBEW 1245 Business Manager Bob Dean in Response to Escalating Anti-Asian Attacks April 1, 2021
- IBEW 1245 Vice President Injured in Hit-and-Run March 29, 2021
- Update on IBEW 1245 Unit Meetings and Events for April March 26, 2021
- March 28: Vaccine Clinic for Union Workers in Fresno March 25, 2021
PG&E News
- Letter Agreement 21-21: Gas Pipeline Operations Maintenance JDLOP for Maintenance Assistant April 19, 2021
- Letter Agreement 21-20: Revised GCC System Dispatcher Agreement April 19, 2021
- Letter Agreement 21-19: 2R22 Outage Bonus Hours April 19, 2021
- Letter Agreement 21-13: JDLOP Update for Materials Distribution and Division Materials Departments Including Gas Transmission & Storage April 2, 2021
- Letter Agreement 21-18: Complex Billing Voluntary Severance, Sr Svc Rep II March 23, 2021
- Letter Agreement 21-17: Power Generation Elec Tech Vehicle Take Home March 19, 2021
Outside Construction News
- Outside Line Report: Spring, 2021 April 20, 2021
- Local 1245 Members Build Nation’s Largest DC-Coupled Combined Solar and Battery Storage System at Battle Mountain March 10, 2021
- CalNev JATC Apprenticeship Opportunity for Aspiring Power Linemen February 24, 2021
- Outside Line Report: First Quarter, 2021 January 21, 2021
- Ethan Stonecipher Joins Local 1245 Staff December 21, 2020
- “One Way In, One Way Out” — Local 1245 outside line crews set poles in the Santa Cruz mountains December 14, 2020
More Outside Construction News
Manufacturing News
- One Year Extension Approved at Advance Carbon December 17, 2020
- Members Approve Two-Year Agreement at Hitachi Rail October 29, 2020
- New Three-Year Agreement Approved at Jacobs Technology October 29, 2020
- Local 1245 Members Approve Four-Year Agreement at Northrop Grumman August 10, 2020
- Essential Worker Stories: Richard Porter June 30, 2020
- “A Pursuit Worth Fighting For” — After Years-Long Organizing Drive, Unrepresented Workers at Trayer Vote to Join IBEW 1245 February 27, 2020
Nevada News
- PUCN Gives Green Light to NV Energy Greenlink Transmission Initiative (via Solar Industry Magazine) April 2, 2021
- Local 1245 Members Build Nation’s Largest DC-Coupled Combined Solar and Battery Storage System at Battle Mountain March 10, 2021
- Members Approve New Agreement at Frontier Elko February 26, 2021
- Job Opportunity: Journeyman Lineman, Wells Rural Electric Company December 11, 2020
- One-Year Extension Approved at Wells REC October 7, 2020
- NV Energy Crews Lend a Hand After “Derecho” Slams Midwest October 5, 2020
Public Sector News
- Job Opportunity: Journey Lineworker, Merced Irrigation District April 19, 2021
- Job Opportunity: Mechanic Operator III-IV, Northern California Power Agency April 19, 2021
- Power On the Ponds — IBEW 1245 members operate largest floating solar farm in U.S. March 19, 2021
- Job Opportunity: Lineworker – Troubleshooter, City of Healdsburg March 17, 2021
- Side Letter at Port of Oakland Restores Personal Leave for Furloughed Members March 5, 2021
- Job Opportunity: Accounting Technician, City of Gridley March 1, 2021
Tree Trimmers News
- IBEW 1245 Member Alfredo Gonzalez-Nieto Loses Life to COVID-19 / El miembro de IBEW 1245 Alfredo González-Nieto pierde la vida a consecuencia de COVID-19 March 5, 2021
- California Line Clearance Tree Trimmers: Setting the Standard For an Essential Industry / Podadores de árboles para el despeje de líneas de California: Estableciendo los estándares de una industria esencial January 22, 2021
- IBEW Secures More Than $4 Million in Grant Funding For Line Clearance Tree Trimmer Training Program / IBEW recibe más de $4 millones en fondos de subvención para el programa de capacitación de los podadores de árboles para el despeje de líneas December 14, 2020
- More Movement for Tree Trimmers as PG&E Re-bids Routine Contracts / Más movimiento para los podadores de árboles a medida que PG&E vuelve a licitar contratos de rutina October 23, 2020
- “Hazard Trees Everywhere” — IBEW 1245 line clearance tree crew at work in the Bear Fire zone / “Por todas partes hay árboles peligrosos” — Cuadrilla de podadores de árboles para el despeje de líneas de IBEW 1245 en la zona del incendio Bear October 2, 2020
- Line Clearance Tree Trimmers Report: Summer, 2020 July 20, 2020
Community News
- Statement from IBEW 1245 Business Manager Bob Dean in Response to Escalating Anti-Asian Attacks April 1, 2021
- IBEW 1245 Vice President Injured in Hit-and-Run March 29, 2021
- Local 1245 Organizing Stewards Raise $2,000 in 24 Hours for IBEW Members Impacted By Texas Storms March 3, 2021
- 1245 Organizing Stewards Share Highlights from the IBEW International 2021 Virtual Electrical Workers Minority Caucus (EWMC) Conference January 28, 2021
- Ayeta Line School Scholarship Recipients Announced January 21, 2021
- COVID Claims the Life of IBEW 1245 Member Denise Cox January 14, 2021
Safety News & Reports
- 1 Texas lineman killed, another injured when their basket fell 106 feet (via KHOU News) March 22, 2021
- “It Feels Like I Won” — IBEW 1245 frontline members share their experience getting the COVID-19 vaccine March 17, 2021
- Cal/OSHA Emergency Regulations to Protect Workers from COVID-19 in Effect (via Dept. of Industrial Relations) December 3, 2020
- Fred Aboud Joins Local 1245 Staff November 20, 2020
- COVID-19 FAQs — Updated (via OSHA) October 23, 2020
- SMUD and WAPA Team Up for Transmission Tower “Train-the-Trainer” Program October 12, 2020
News Almanac
- California steps up PG&E oversight (via Sacramento Bee) April 15, 2021
- PUCN Gives Green Light to NV Energy Greenlink Transmission Initiative (via Solar Industry Magazine) April 2, 2021
- California’s last nuclear plant is poised to shut down. What happens next? (via UtilityDive) March 23, 2021
- 1 Texas lineman killed, another injured when their basket fell 106 feet (via KHOU News) March 22, 2021
- Former Union Leader Marty Walsh Confirmed As The New Secretary Of Labor (via Labor411) March 22, 2021
- Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama make the final push toward unionizing (via The Guardian) March 22, 2021