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]
Local 1245 Members Join “Workers First” Day of Action in Redding
America faces a crisis on three critical fronts: a public health pandemic, an economic free fall and long-standing structural racism. As organized labor, we must urgently address all three with precision and purpose. They cannot be fixed separately. On June 17, 2020, the National AFL-CIO organized the “Workers First” nationwide day of action for racial… [Read More]
IBEW 1245 Joins ‘Unions for Black Lives’ Protest in the East Bay
“No justice, no peace!” The chant echoed through the streets for miles, as thousands of union members and supporters marched from Oakland and Berkeley on Saturday, June 13th to protest the senseless killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and countless others. “These killings have been traumatic to Black people. It’s stirred up many… [Read More]
Union Members Help Propel Natha Anderson To Victory in Nevada Primary Election
On Thursday, June 4, 2020, members of several different unions in northern Nevada joined together virtually for a phone bank to make phone calls for Natha Anderson, a Democratic candidate for the state Assembly District 30. Natha Anderson is a second-generation Nevadan and a fourth-generation educator. She has taught at several middle and high schools… [Read More]
Pelosi Appoints IBEW 1245’s Fred Ross to Independent Mexico Labor Expert Board
Speaker Nancy Pelosi named Cathy Feingold and Fred Ross, Jr. to the Independent Mexico Labor Expert Board, which was created under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act to monitor and evaluate the implementation of Mexico’s labor reforms and compliance with its labor obligations. All appointees to the twelve-member Board will serve a six year term…. [Read More]
“Enlightening and Inspiring” — Local 1245 Organizing Stewards Join Landmark Virtual Training
Face-to-face connection is one of the most important tools in any union organizer’s toolbox, which begs the question — how can organizers and union activists continue to build power for the union and the labor movement in the era of COVID-19, when in-person contact is likely to be limited for months to come? The full… [Read More]
A Call to Action: Unions Must Help Lead the Fight for Racial Justice (via Medium)
Our movement has a rich tradition of standing in solidarity with movements demanding civil rights. Many unions stood shoulder to shoulder with Dr. King and other leaders to march for equality. We of center low-wage workers of color in our fight for economic justice. But what’s painfully clear is that we, as a movement, haven’t… [Read More]
Local 1245 Organizing Stewards Participate in First Fully Remote Get-Out-The-Vote
As a California State Assemblymember, Christy Smith has proven to be a strong ally of IBEW 1245 and its members. In 2019, she voted in favor of the IBEW 1245-backed wildfire bill (AB 1054) as well as our bill to improve wages and benefits for our line clearance tree trimmers (SB 247). When Smith announced… [Read More]
Troubled Waters at TTSA: State board rules sanitation agency retaliated against unionizing (via MoonshineInk)
The single sheet of paper, hung on a bulletin board among operating rules and invasive weed awareness posters, announced that Tahoe- Truckee Sanitation Agency management interfered with employee rights. Required to be displayed where employee notices are posted and sent in electronic form as well, the paper summarizes a 69-page report from California’s Public Employment… [Read More]
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