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City of Santa Clara Changes Unit Meeting

Unit 1141, City of Santa Clara, has a new meeting date. Starting with the month of April, meetings will be held on the second Wednesday of the month. The April meeting will be on the 14th. Sheila Lawton, Business Representative

Haentjens Takes Brill’s Assignment Area

Until further notice, Assistant Business Manager Mike Haentjens will be responsible for representing Local 1245 members in Bill Brill‘s PG&E assignment area. Haentjens’ phone number is (805) 773-1946. As some members may know from recent news reports, Business Rep Bill Brill is experiencing significant personal problems. Local 1245 encourages everyone to remember that, in America,… [Read More]

Jobsite Accident Claims Max Martinez

IBEW Local 1245 member Maximiliano “Max” Martinez was fatally injured in an industrial accident in Benecia, CA on March 17. Brother Martinez, a PG&E lineman in General Construction, died around 10:00 in the morning while working in a vault near Chadwick Way and Panorama Drive. A five-year PG&E employee, Martinez was initiated into the IBEW… [Read More]

Dalzell: Surge in Member Involvement

By Tom Dalzell, Business Manager The loss of Howard Stiefer several weeks ago is a loss without measure.  As all who knew him know, Howard was an extraordinary man – a journeyman’s journeyman, a unionist’s unionist, a leader’s leader.  As a Local 1245 member, a Local 1245 officer, an Assistant Business Manager, and lastly a… [Read More]

South Feather Unit Change

Unit 4016, South Feather Water and Power, has changed its meeting dates. The new meeting dates, through June, are:   February 18, 2010 (Thursday)   March 17, 2010 (Wednesday)   April 22, 2010 (Thursday)   May 20, 2010 (Thursday)   June 17, 2010 (Thursday)

Local Union Election Notice

The election process will begin in March of this year for officers and Advisory Council, with balloting in June for new three-year terms. Complete information on nominations, elections, duties, and qualifications of officers are found in the Local Union Bylaws and the International Union Constitution.  If you do not have copies of these documents, they… [Read More]

Osterlund, McInnis Assignment Changes

Effective immediately, Local 1245 Business Representative Joe Osterlund will assume Lula Washington‘s assignment area in PG&E East Bay Division and Diablo Division, with the exceptions of: 1919 Webster, East Oakland Customer Service, and Berkeley Customer Service, which will be handled by Business Representative Liz McInnis.

Sacramento & Stockton Clerical Units

The dates published on-line and in the Utility Reporter for the Sacramento Clerical and Stockton Clerical unit meetings were switched. The correct dates are: Sacramento Clerical Unit 3801 meets on the first Tuesday of the month. Dates for upcoming meetings are: March 2, April 6, May 4, and June 1. Meeting time is 4:30 p.m. Meeting… [Read More]