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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]

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]