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IBEW 1245 Votes! Highlights from the 2020 General Election

We entered the 2020 election season in the middle of a pandemic, during the worst fire season in California history, with the economy in free-fall and our nation more polarized than it’s ever been. In this pivotal time, we need elected officials in all levels of government who are prepared to lead us out of… [Read More]

PG&E Outage Planners Vote to Join IBEW 1245

On Sept. 8, 2020, outage planners at PG&E won their election to join Local 1245. The NLRB election, which was conducted by mail due to COVID-19, incorporates them into the existing physical bargaining unit. Outage planners are the single point of contact for transmission grid outage planning and coordinating with the California ISO (Independent System… [Read More]

“The IBEW Had My Back – And I’m Going to Have Yours!”

Local 1245 supports widowed IBEW linewife running for U.S. Senate, kicks off 2020 “Get Out the Vote” program She was a young mother, just 24 years old, and pregnant with her second baby, when Theresa Greenfield got the news that no linewife ever wants to hear. Her husband, Rod Wirtjes, who worked as a lineman… [Read More]

Retirees Corner: Protecting Our “Happy Days” Through Union Activism

A secure retirement is like “Happy Days,” but pensions have not always existed for working people, nor were they provided by the good graces of the employer. The catalyst was the strength of union members joining together and speaking with one voice. It was the constant work of IBEW 1245 engaged with employers on our… [Read More]

At 65%, Approval of Labor Unions in U.S. Remains High (via Gallup)

As Labor Day approaches and economic conditions in the U.S. remain tenuous, Americans’ 65% approval of labor unions is once again the highest it has been since 2003. Public support for labor unions has been generally rising since hitting its lowest point of 48% in 2009, during the Great Recession.

IBEW 1245 Joins California Labor’s First Virtual Biennial Convention

In the summer before every General Election, representatives from hundreds of unions across California come together for the California Labor Federation’s Biennial Convention, where they discuss endorsements for state-level electoral races and ballot measures, policy positions, and other important matters. Due to the ongoing COVID pandemic, this year’s Biennial took place virtually on Zoom, with… [Read More]

Retiree Perspective: Looking Beyond Ideology

There may be a lot of us who do not support or would vote for a Democrat in 2020. I had mixed feeling myself in 2016. But we need to look beyond ideology and confront reality. Are we or the country better off over the last four years? For myself as a retiree, I got… [Read More]

Local 1245 Organizing Stewards Attend No on Prop 22 Virtual Info Session

COVID-19 has resulted in a massive spike in unemployment, and now, more and more jobless workers are endeavoring to make ends meet through app-based services like Uber and Lyft. For these workers in the ‘gig economy,’ exploitation and wage theft run rampant, and the corporations do everything in their power to prevent the workers from… [Read More]

Enel Green Power Workers Vote to Join IBEW 1245

After months of weathering management’s aggressive anti-union campaign, a group of Enel Green Power workers in Nevada and Utah won their election to become represented by Local 1245. The company’s union-busting efforts created a tense atmosphere of division and fear, but when the ballots were counted on June 23, the victory went to IBEW by… [Read More]