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]

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]

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 “WE’RE NOT RUNNING AWAY”: FUKUSHIMA WORKER Workers wearing protective clothing and respirators head towards the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant. Photo: Reuters This story by Hannah Koh was published March 17, 2011 by the Straits Times of Singapore. One lone voice has emerged from the group of heroic workers at Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco), which… [Read More]

SANTA ROSA RALLY BACKS WISCONSIN WORKERS   IBEW Local 1245 was in the thick of the action when workers rallied in Santa Rosa on March 4 to show support for the embattled public workers of Wisconsin. “People died for the eight-hour work day. People died to negotiate. If that goes for (Wisconsin), it’s only a… [Read More]

STINKING RICH In America, the rich aren’t simply getting richer. They’re getting stinking rich. They include overpaid CEOs who get big bonuses even when they drive their companies into the ground. They include Wall Street financiers who make fortunes playing with funny money but never create anything of value. They include corporations that offshore production… [Read More]

 WHAT CHANGE LOOKS LIKE LOCAL 1245 LEADERSHIP TRAINING   “One way you inspire others is explaining to them why you’re inspired. There’s no better way of communicating passion and commitment than your own story.” Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich         Twenty young Local 1245 members gathered at Berkeley City College Annex on… [Read More]