IBEW 1245 registrars, including staffers Rene Cruz Martinez, Charlotte Stevens and Melissa Echeverria, as well as Organizing Steward Lead Alvin Dayoan, joined Business Manager Bob Dean and Assistant Business Manager Hunter Stern at the CA State Association of Electrical Workers (CSAEW) Legislative Conference in Sacramento. The three-day conference focused on advancing legislative priorities for IBEW… [Read More]
IBEW 1245 Joins Dolores Huerta’s 93rd Birthday Celebration
On April 11, 2023, IBEW 1245 Executive Board members Cecelia De La Torre, Willie Garris, and Scott Huddelson joined Business Manager Bob Dean and several 1245 staffers to celebrate the 93rd birthday of labor legend Dolores Huerta. True to her roots, Huerta’s birthday celebration also served to support the Dolores Huerta Foundation, which is committed… [Read More]
“Being Brilliant at the Basics” — Organizing Stewards Kick Off 2023 Training Series
On Saturday, March 4th, 2023, nearly 100 IBEW 1245 organizing stewards packed the IBEW 1245 Union Hall for the first in- person organizing training of the year, themed ‘Being Brilliant at the Basics.’ “The energy in the room was organic and was felt throughout the day,” said IBEW 1245 Assistant Business Manager and Organizer Rene… [Read More]
Two PG&E Classifications Join IBEW 1245 with Unanimous “Yes” Votes
Employees of two unrepresented classifications at Pacific Gas & Electric have recently voted to become represented by IBEW Local 1245. The electrical quality control (or QC) specialists won their election on October 5th of last year, while the training and simulation specialists won theirs on February 2nd, 2023. Both groups voted unanimously to be accreted… [Read More]
“Respect the Jacket” – IBEW 1245 Organizing Stewards Inducted into the Class of 2023
At the first quarterly Advisory Council meeting of the year, the excitement and energy in the large conference room at the Sunrise Center in Vacaville was palpable. IBEW 1245 Organizing Stewards were in the house, 95 to be exact, anxiously awaiting their induction into the Class of 2023 Organizing Stewards. It was the first time… [Read More]
“Healing and Building Through Solidarity” at the 2023 EWMC Leadership Conference
The IBEW Electrical Workers Minority Caucus (EWMC) held its 33rd annual leadership conference in Denver during MLK Jr weekend
“Claiming our Power, Protecting our Democracy” – Highlights from the AFL-CIO MLK Civil and Human Rights Conference
Delegates proudly represented IBEW 1245 at the 25th annual conference held in Washington D.C.
In Memoriam: Fred Ross, Jr. (1947-2022)
On November 20, 2022 IBEW 1245 organizer Fred Ross, Jr., passed away after a courageous battle with cancer. He died at home surrounded by his family and friends. A legend in labor organizing circles, Brother Ross began his organizing career with the United Farm Workers (UFW) and later continued it with SEIU where he organized… [Read More]
“It’s Hard Work And It Was Well Done” – Local 1245 Helps Get Out The Vote in the 2022 Midterm Election
The collective power of IBEW 1245 was on full display in California and Nevada as crucial congressional, state, and local races were up for a vote.
Speaker Pelosi Statement on the Passing of Fred Ross, Jr. (via Speaker)
“Paul and I join Californians and all Americans in mourning the loss of Fred Ross, Jr. – a relentless leader in the fight to secure justice, collective strength and a voice on the job for working people, both in our country and abroad under the Neighbor to Neighbor initiative.”
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