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Highlights from the 2021 Coalition of Labor Union Women Convention

The 21st Biennial Convention of the Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) took place online on October 7-9, 2021. The theme for the convention was “A Vision! A Vote! A Victory!” Below, IBEW 1245 CLUW delegates share their highlights from the convention. My heart is completely full after attending my first CLUW Convention! The 21st… [Read More]

Local 1245 Helps Propel Mia Bonta To Victory in Assembly District 18

IBEW 1245 Organizing Stewards assisted with the special election for CA Assembly District 18 in support of Labor’s candidate, Mia Bonta. The special election was held on August 31 and our candidate won a decisive victory.  Organizing Stewards Alvin Dayoan and Foster Goree helped setup canvassing, phone banks, and texting with the staff of the… [Read More]

IBEW 1245 Receives Henry Miller Award for Excellence in Organizing

At the IBEW’s annual 9th District Progress Meeting (held on Zoom), IBEW Local 1245 once again received the Henry Miller Award for its ongoing commitment to the IBEW’s organizing principles over the past year. Our local was celebrated for adding 2,077 members to our rolls in 2020. This marks the seventh consecutive year that Local… [Read More]

IBEW 1245 Supports Passage of the PRO Act

  Our nation’s labor laws are woefully outdated and have become ineffective as a means for working people to have our voices heard. Last year, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the most significant worker empowerment legislation since the Great Depression, but an anti-worker majority blocked it in the Senate. That piece of legislation, the… [Read More]

IBEW 1245 Gets Out the Vote in Assembly District 18

For over a decade, as a union attorney, a union representative, and Vice Mayor of the City of Alameda, Malia Vella has fought for prevailing wage, Project Labor Agreements, good health care, safe working conditions, and quality career pathways. Vella has directly helped the IBEW 1245 members working at Alameda Municipal Power (AMP) by rallying… [Read More]

Highlights from the IBEW 9th District Virtual Organizing Conference

The 2021 IBEW 9th District Organizing Conference was held virtually via Zoom from May 17-19. IBEW 1245 Organizing Stewards Danielle Bonds, Aileen Zuehlke, Rachelle Rendon, Latoya Carter, Brandon Fosselman, Mark Goodwin, Rodrigo Flores, and Thomas Mora, along with staffers Eileen Purcell, Rick Thompson, and Rene Cruz Martinez represented Local 1245 at the conference. Below are… [Read More]

“Battling in Righteous Fights” — Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez Inspires IBEW 1245 Organizing Stewards

California Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez isn’t afraid of speaking truth to power. In fact, she made national headlines last year when she tweeted, “F**k Elon Musk” in response to the powerful billionaire’s threat to relocate his Bay Area plant during the height of the pandemic. A former labor leader and lifelong champion of workers’ rights, Gonzalez… [Read More]