Sunoptics negotiating committee members presented co-worker Craig Parker with a check for $1,440 on Feb. 4. The money was collected by passing the hat at the Advisory Council on Feb. 1 to help Brother Parker defray costs associated with a recent work-related injury that has prevented him from working. Parker was also presented with a… [Read More]

  In a classic union representation election that pitted anti-union managers and consultants against an energetic organizing team, workers at Sacramento-based Sunoptics chose to be represented by IBEW Local 1245. The vote, conducted under the supervision of the National Labor Relations Board on Jan. 10, was 48-29. “The feeling is indescribable,” IBEW Organizer Jennifer Gray… [Read More]

Workers at Sunoptics, a Sacramento-based manufacturer of prismatic skylights, will vote Jan. 10 on union representation by IBEW Local 1245. The union filed the petition for election with the National Labor Relations Board on Nov. 26 after more than three-quarters of Sunoptics’ employees signed authorization cards seeking IBEW representation. The organizing drive was sparked when… [Read More]

Cruz Serna hired to serve as business representative for new members IBEW 1245 has picked up nine new signatory employers in the manufacturing sector. IBEW 1245 member Cruz Serna has been hired to the union staff to represent the new members at these locations. Serna, formerly a Service Rep at PG&E’s Call Center in Fresno,… [Read More]