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Plumas Sierra REC Special Meeting

Unit 3514, Plumas Sierra REC, will hold a special union meeting on April 20, 2011 at 6:00 pm. The location of the meeting is the Grange Hall in Vinton. Randy Osborn, Business Representative

Wisconsin Voters Repudiate Governor

In a race that wasn’t even expected to be close until Scott Walker and the Republican-controlled legislature rammed through anti-worker legislation last month, progressive challenger JoAnne Kloppenburg leads conservative incumbent David Prosser in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race. With 100% of precincts reporting, Kloppenburg leads by 204 votes out of nearly 1.5 million cast. This… [Read More]

1245 Boosts Attendance at 15 Rallies

More than 200 Local 1245 members swelled attendance at “We Are One” rallies at 14 locations across California and one in Nevada in a vivid demonstration that workers are fighting back against political attacks on their rights and their livelihoods. Local 1245 members–unmistakable in their fluorescent lime green t-shirts emblazoned with the IBEW 1245 logo–stood… [Read More]

Staff Assignments in Transition

IBEW Local 1245 Business Representatives Randy Osborn and Pat Waite will be swapping assignments over the next couple of months. Waite presently represents multiple entities in California and Nevada.  A portion of his California responsibilities will be transferred prior to beginning the NV Energy transition.  This will happen in conjunction with changes being made with… [Read More]

Working to Avert Catastrophe

This CNN story was published on-line March 29, 2011.   Tokyo (CNN) — They sleep anywhere they can find open space — in conference rooms, corridors, even stairwells. They have one blanket, no pillows and a leaded mat intended to keep radiation at bay. They eat only two meals each day — a carefully rationed… [Read More]

Rally on April 4 – Network Activated

IBEW Local 1245 has activated its Solidarity Action Network to boost turnout at “We Are One” rallies in 14 cities around California. The rallies, scheduled for April 4, are a coordinated response to the attacks on workers’ rights in California and Nevada, as well as the highly-publicized attacks on workers’ rights in Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana and elsewhere… [Read More]

Rally Locations & T-Shirt Sign-Up

Contact the IBEW representatives below to sign up to attend. Be sure to give your t-shirt size in order to receive your t-shirt at the rally. T-shirts are available for the first 300 to sign up to attend. Oakland, CA  Solidarity Rally 1 Frank Ogawa Plaza Clay St. between 14th and 15th 11:30 am –… [Read More]