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South Lake Tahoe Unit Location

Unit 3314 South Lake Tahoe, has a new meeting location effectively immediately: Grand Central Pizza,  2229 Hwy. 50, Kings Center. Randy Osborn, Business Representative

Brown Opens Lead in Governor’s Race

Democrat Jerry Brown has opened a double-digit lead over Republican Meg Whitman in the governor’s race, according to a new Los Angeles Times/USC poll. Brown was leading Whitman 52 percent to 39 percent among likely voters, expanding his lead particularly among women and Latino voters, according to the poll. Campaigning Oct. 24 at several churches… [Read More]

CARA Defends Retirees

By Ken Rawles I wish to first thank Business Manager Tom Dalzell, and President Mike Davis  and the IBEW Local 1245 Executive Board for allowing  me to attend the California Alliance for Retired Americans (CARA) convention as the IBEW representative. The convention, held Oct. 12 and 13 at the Oakland Airport Hilton, was the 7th for… [Read More]

Grass Valley Unit: New Location

Unit 3513, Grass Valley, has a new location: Alta Sierra Pizza & Grill, 15690 Johnson Place, Grass Valley CA. Meeting date remains the second Tuesday. Meeting start time remains 5 p.m. Phil Carter, Business Rep.

Whitman Is for Billionaires

We support IBEW — 100%, retired and grateful. We are working very hard to pass the word — Jerry Brown is for the working people no matter the issue. Meg Witman is for billionaires, with a B and keeping G. Bush tax cuts for top 3% of wage earners that should expire this year.  God… [Read More]

Ken Rawles: Thanks for the Support

RAWLES THANKS UNION FOR SUPPORTING RETIREES Ken Rawles, recorder for the Santa Rosa Chapter of the Local 1245 Retirees Club, visited the Local 1245 staff meeting at Weakley Hall on Oct. 1 to thank the union for supporting retirees. He reported that the union’s Retirees Club, which has six chapters, continues to advocate for retirees…. [Read More]

Gridley Unit: New Meeting Dates

Unit 4017, City of Gridley, has a new meeting date. Effective in November, the meetings will be the second Tuesday of the month. The new dates for the rest of 2010 are November 9 and December 14.  The meeting time (5 p.m.) and location (Round Table Pizza, Highway 99) remain the same. Arlene Edwards, Business… [Read More]

Young Members Begin to Mobilize

On September 25th more than 40 brothers and sisters, from various IBEW 1245 represented employers, gathered together at the Ronald T. Weakley Hall for the first ever Y.E.S. conference.  During the conference, members were provided with history of our union and the labor movement.  They were also given topics to discuss and were able to… [Read More]

Queen Meg Whitman Caught on Film!

“QUEEN MEG” WHITMAN CAUGHT IN PHOTO WITH IBEW LOCAL 1245 MEMBERS!   Local 1245 members joining “Queen Meg” for a photo included, from left: Jammi Angeles, Brian Haupert, Debbie Mazzanti, Bryan Carroll, Anna Bayless-Martinez, Arlene Edwawrds and Jennifer Gray, as well as Sheila Lawton, standing just outside the frame of this photo to the left…. [Read More]