“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]
Local 1245 Members at Trayer Featured on IBEW International website
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]
In the Wind: Meet the IBEW 1245 members behind the world-class aerospace equipment at NASA’s Ames Research Center
Before any newly designed airplane, chopper or rocket can take flight, it must first go through extensive testing in a simulated environment — and the only place in the U.S. where a full-size plane can go through that sort of test is at the U.S. Air Force’s National Full-scale Aerodynamics Complex (NFAC), an Arnold Engineering… [Read More]
Manufacturing Unit Donates Socks to Sunnyvale Community Services
Unit #5000, Manufacturing, contributed $500 from the Community Fund to Sunnyvale Community Services, a nonprofit emergency assistance agency whose mission is to prevent homelessness and hunger for low-income families and seniors facing temporary crisis. The unit used the funds to purchase socks for the individuals seeking assistance through SCS.
Members Ratify New Contract at Delta Star
The IBEW 1245 members at Delta Star ratified a new three-year agreement on May 29. The final vote tally was 105-30. The new contract includes a 3% general wage increase in the first year, 3% in the second year, and 2.5% in the third year, and the members will continue to receive a monthly bonus… [Read More]
New Contract Ratified at Hitachi Rail
The IBEW 1245 members employed at Hitachi Rail US have ratified a two-year agreement by a vote of 19-6. The agreement includes a 3.2% (CPI) wage increase which went into effect on June 1, 2018. There were no other changes to the contract. Local 1245 member David Bernstein served as the union-side representative during bargaining…. [Read More]
Local 1245 Members at Lockheed Martin Unanimously Approve New Agreement
IBEW 1245 members employed at Lockheed Martin have unanimously approved a new five-year agreement by a vote of 8-0 (with two members absent/abstained). The new agreement, which runs from April 23, 2018 to April 22, 2023, includes general wage increases of 3% in year one, 2.5% in year two, 2.5% in year three, 2.5% in… [Read More]
Carbon Copy: Local 1245 members produce specialized components at Advance Carbon Products
At Advance Carbon Products Inc (ACP) in Hayward, CA, a small but dedicated team of IBEW 1245 members work diligently to craft specialized carbon-based components for a wide range of high-tech applications, including robotics, electrical motors, and aerospace equipment, as well as petrochemical and semi-conductor-specific products. Meticulous Work Local 1245 member Dale Oliveira originally worked… [Read More]
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