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One Year Extension Approved at Advance Carbon

The IBEW 1245 members at Advance Carbon Products have unanimously approved a one-year extension to the current collective bargaining agreement. The extension includes a 1.1% wage increase based on the CPI, with no other changes to the agreement. The bargaining committee was comprised of member Dale Oliveira and myself. –Cruz Serna, IBEW 1245 Business Rep

Members Approve Two-Year Agreement at Hitachi Rail

The IBEW 1245 members at Hitachi Rail have ratified a new two-year agreement. Annual wage increases will be determined based on the CPI, with a minimum of 3.5%, and maximum of 5.5%. Employees will receive 3.5% increase retroactive to June 1, 2020. Negotiations between myself and Hitachi HR Manager Quincy Quintana took place over email… [Read More]

New Three-Year Agreement Approved at Jacobs Technology

The IBEW 1245 members at Jacobs Technology have approved a new three-year agreement, which includes general wage increases of 4.3% first year, 3,5% in the second year and 3.5% in the third year. This amounts to a 1.5% increase over the previous table agreement. The negotiations were conducted on Microsoft Teams, in collaboration with the… [Read More]

Local 1245 Members Approve Four-Year Agreement at Northrop Grumman

The IBEW 1245 members employed at Northrop Grumman in Sunnyvale have ratified a four-year contract by a vote of 15-3.  The agreement includes annual wage increases of 3% in the first year, 2.75% in the second year, 2.75% in the third year, and 3% the fourth year, with no changes to medical or any other… [Read More]

Essential Worker Stories: Richard Porter

Five-year IBEW 1245 member Richard Porter, who works as a welder at Sunoptics, describes his experience on the job during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“A Pursuit Worth Fighting For” — After Years-Long Organizing Drive, Unrepresented Workers at Trayer Vote to Join IBEW 1245

“It was a pursuit worth fighting for,” said Trayer Engineering welder Efren Chavez, celebrating the hard-won victory that he and his coworkers have finally claimed. On Monday, February 10, 2020, the unrepresented production workers at Trayer voted to organize into the existing Local 1245 bargaining unit. They won by 15 to 2, with 17 of… [Read More]

Support IBEW 1245 Member Fighting Leukemia

22-year IBEW member and Organizing Steward Ruben Hernandez was recently diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). Brother Hernandez, who works at Trayer, is currently undergoing chemotherapy at Kaiser Oakland, and will be off work for the foreseeable future. His family could use our support as they embark on this difficult journey. Please donate what you… [Read More]

IBEW 1245 Members Keep Things Running at Lockheed Martin Space Systems

Lockheed Martin is well-known as one of the largest defense contractors in the world, and its Space Systems division manufactures everything from military satellites to space probes to missile defense systems and futuristic spacecraft. Much of this cutting-edge development takes place at Lockheed’s Sunnyvale, CA facility, where thousands of brilliant engineers and machinists craft some… [Read More]