Photos from the IBEW 1245 Pin Dinner in Eureka on May 31, 2019
Local 1245 Members Attend IBEW International Utility Conference
The IBEW represents around 250,000 utility workers at 433 different locals in the United States and Canada – and each year, these members have an opportunity to come together to connect and learn at the annual IBEW International Utility Conference. This spring, four Local 1245 members — Steve Marcotte, Charlotte Stevens, Isaac Mazon and Mark… [Read More]
New Unit Meetings in Wheatland and Healdsburg
The IBEW 1245 Executive Board has established two new units which will begin monthly meetings in July. Unit #3615, Wheatland, will meet on the first Wednesday of each month at 4pm at Primetime Pizza, 1920 State Highway 65, Unit #170, in Wheatland. Unit #3731, City of Healdsburg, will meet on the second Thursday of each… [Read More]
Rocklin June Unit Meeting Postponed
Unit #3515, Rocklin, has cancelled its meeting that was originally scheduled for Wed., June 5. A new date will be announced shortly. –Dave Sankey, IBEW 1245 Business Rep
IBEW 1245 Expands U-N-ME Program to SMUD
Four years ago, IBEW 1245 launched an innovative and unique program designed to welcome newer members into the union and help them learn more about 1245’s history, mission, goals, structure, leadership, collective bargaining agreements, politics and more. The one-day program, known as U-N-ME, was originally developed for new members at PG&E, but due to its… [Read More]
2019 Reno Service Awards
Photos from the IBEW 1245 Pin Dinner in Reno, NV on May 24, 2019
Local 1245 Joins IBEW 9th District New Organizing Training
In early May, IBEW 1245 Organizing Stewards Arnaldo Lizarraga (Trayer), Mark Goodwin (PG&E Gas) and Phuong Tran (PG&E Gas) attended a comprehensive new organizing training in the East Bay, hosted by the IBEW 9th District. They were joined by IBEW organizers from Los Angeles, Seattle, Colorado and San Diego, and the group spent three intensive… [Read More]
Highlights from California Commission on Catastrophic Wildfire Cost and Recovery Draft Report
The California Commission on Catastrophic Wildfire Cost and Recovery created by SB 901 last year issued a Draft Report on May 29. The key issues addressed: Inverse condemnation/strict liability: The draft report states that this policy has “destabilized the state’s energy sector with the largest utilities facing increasing costs of capital and an imminent threat… [Read More]
Fresno Clerical Unit Meeting Change for June
Unit #1110, Fresno Clerical (PM), has changed its next unit meeting date from June 5 to June 12. The time and location will remain the same. –Gracie Nunez Clark, IBEW 1245 Business Rep
2019 Oroville Service Awards
Photos from the IBEW 1245 Pin Dinner in Oroville on May 11, 2019