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Local 1245 Retirees Stand in Solidarity with GM Strikers in Nevada

Members of IBEW 1245’s Reno/Sparks Retirees Club demonstrated their solidarity with 50,000 striking GM workers by joining a march and rally outside a GM parts distribution facility in Stead, NV, about 15 miles north of Reno. “Great experience! The UAW members were very thankful and amazed at the turn out to support them. They had… [Read More]

IBEW 1245 Members at Wells Rural Electric Power Up Nevada’s Gold Country

From bustling coastal cities to tiny desert mining towns, IBEW 1245 members deliver power to millions of homes and businesses in thousands of communities every day. The IBEW 1245 members who work for the Wells Rural Electric Company (WREC) are no exception. This small but mighty team keeps the lights on for more than 6,000… [Read More]

Nevada Alliance for Retired Americans Presents Hero Award to Rep. Dina Titus

Congresswoman Dina Titus received the Hero Award from the Nevada Alliance for Retired Americans (NARA), for voting 100% in support of senior issues over the past year. Pictured above, from left: NARA Dick Collins Chapter (DCC) Secretary-Treasurer Darlene Hayward, NARA DCC President Forrest Darby (IBEW 357 retiree), NARA State President Tom “TBird” Bird (IBEW 1245 retiree… [Read More]

New Meeting Location for Fallon Unit

Unit #3316, Fallon, has relocated its unit meeting to Pizza Barn, 1981 W. Williams Ave, Fallon, NV. The dates and time will remain the same. –Adam Weber, IBEW 1245 Business Rep

Job Opportunity: Journeyman Lineman, NV Energy

NV Energy is seeking Journeyman Lineman for several of our Northern Nevada locations. As a Journeyman Lineman, you will perform all classes of overhead and underground transmission and distribution line work and the construction, erection and maintenance of substations while working in a crew environment. Candidates, through training and experience, are required to demonstrate their… [Read More]

Dalzell Presents IBEW 1245 Founder’s Cufflinks to Nevada Retiree Leader

When IBEW 1245 founder Ron Weakley passed away several years ago, he left a box of his cufflinks to 1245 Business Manager Tom Dalzell. At the quarterly Advisory Council meeting in Reno, Dalzell bequeathed a set of Weakley’s cufflinks to Ron Borst, president of 1245’s Reno-Sparks Retirees Club and a longtime 1245 activist who helped… [Read More]