IBEW 1245 members employed at Advance Carbon Products in Hayward have unanimously ratified a three-year contract by a vote of 15-0. The new agreement includes an immediate 2.7% wage increase, based on the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI), which went into effect on Nov. 25, 2017. Members will also receive wage increases in 2018 and 2019,… [Read More]
Members Ratify New Agreement at Trayer
IBEW 1245 members at Trayer Engineering overwhelmingly ratified a two-year agreement on October 4, 2017. The final vote tally was 23-2. The new agreement includes general wage increases of 2.75% in the first year and 2.5% in the second year, and pension increase of .50% in both years. Health care is 100% paid platinum style through Kaiser, and… [Read More]
New Agreement Ratified at National Aerospace Solutions
Union members at National Aerospace Solutions (NAS) ratified a new four-year agreement, which went into effect July 1, 2017 and will remain active until June 30, 2021. The negotiations were conducted in collaboration with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Local 1414 and Operators Engineers (OE) Local 3. Just like Northrop Grumman and Jacobs Technology,… [Read More]
It’s Classified: Local 1245 Members Manufacture High-Tech Marine Systems Equipment at Northrop Grumman
Only the best and brightest manufacturing workers have what it takes to assembly high-tech equipment at Northrop Grumman, one of the largest defense contractors in the world. With customers like NASA, the US Air Force, the Marines and the Navy, Northrop Grumman doesn’t just produce run-of-the-mill security products; their components are frequently used in war… [Read More]
The Big Switch: Local 1245 members manufacture utility switchgear at Trayer Engineering
Just about every electric service provider would be unable to maintain reliable service without well-crafted switchgear. The critical, complex components are in high demand, and the IBEW 1245 members at Trayer Engineering are hard at work every day, manufacturing a wide variety of safe, reliable switchgear products for hundreds of utility and power distribution companies… [Read More]
New Agreement Ratified at Sunoptics
IBEW Local 1245 members at Sunoptics voted to ratify a new three-year agreement on October 21, 2016. The official vote tally was 50 Yes, 20 No. Sunoptics employees were organized in the winter of 2013 and secured their first union agreement with the Company on Sept 10, 2014. During the 2014 negotiations, a wage structure was… [Read More]
Local 1245 Secures One-Year Successor-Extension Agreement at Hitachi-Owned AnsaldoBreda
In late 2015, Hitachi Ltd, a Tokyo-based multinational conglomerate, completed acquisition of AnsaldoBreda from its former parent company, Finmeccanica. IBEW Local 1245 represents the non-management workers at AnsaldoBreda’s Bay Area manufacturing facility, which builds and services rail cars for San Francisco Muni as well as other mass transit systems. Local 1245 is the only IBEW… [Read More]
Nearly 200 Stewards Attend Public Sector/Private Sector and Manufacturing Shop Steward Trainings
IBEW 1245 recently concluded a series of shop steward trainings designed specifically for our public sector, private sector and manufacturing sector shop stewards. The four trainings took place during the month of June and drew a total of 190 Shop Stewards from more than 50 different employers. IBEW 1245 Business Representatives trained collaboratively with Stewards… [Read More]
Contract Extension Approved at AnsaldoBreda
IBEW 1245 and AnsaldoBreda, Inc have reached an agreement for a one-year extension of the collective bargaining agreement with a 2% cost-of-living wage increase. The Company and the Union signed off on the extension on June 8, 2015. IBEW 1245 members at AnsaldoBreda in Pittsburg build and repair train cars for transportation systems throughout California,… [Read More]
IBEW 1245 Members Approve New Agreement at Delta Star
IBEW 1245 members at Delta Star, Inc. overwhelmingly ratified a new successor agreement by approximately 80%, with 122 of the 154 voting members approving the terms for a three-year agreement. Membership ballots were tallied on Thursday June 18, 2015. “This agreement is the best agreement that IBEW members at Delta Star have seen in… [Read More]