Whenever Apple releases a new iPhone, there’s sure to be a long line of excited customers at just about every Apple store across the nation. Despite the overwhelming popularity of Apple’s products, the company refuses to pay a living wage to the security guards and janitors who work tirelessly to protect and maintain the company’s corporate… [Read More]
Fred Ross Sr’s “Axioms for Organizers” E-Book Available for Download
Fred Ross, Sr. — one of the most consequential organizers of the 20th century — dedicated his life to the struggle for economic, racial and social justice. His life’s work remains an inspiration to organizers and leaders and this Fall, he will be inducted into the California Hall of Fame. He is a reminder of… [Read More]
IBEW 1245 Launches Eight-State Election Campaign to Defend Workers’ Rights
This fall, 35 IBEW 1245 members, along with three 1245 staff members, are joining Get Out the Vote (GOTV) campaigns at local Central Labor Councils and State Labor Federations in California, Nevada, Alaska, Colorado, Kansas, Maine, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. 1245 is returning to Alaska to support our sister local, IBEW Local 1547, who requested our… [Read More]
Labor Day Rally for Hotel Workers in San Francisco
IBEW 1245 Organizing Stewards Support Union Organizing Effort at Olam Food Plant
More than 250 food processing workers are fighting for a union at the Olam Spice and Vegetable plant in Firebough, CA. The mostly-immigrant workers at Olam are seeking to join Teamsters local 890, and with just two weeks until their union election, they reached out to IBEW 1245 for support. Of course, Local 1245 didn’t… [Read More]
Five Ways Unions Are Trying To Get Their Mojo Back
by Josh Israel, ThinkProgress This is an excerpt from a ThinkProgress article. To view the full article, click here. Training A New Generation Of Leaders Though the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1245 is one of the more successful local unions – with a large base of well-paid workers in California and Nevada – a few… [Read More]
Connecting to the Community: Fresno Charity Bowl
The IBEW 1245 Fresno Organizing Committee found a way recently to connect to the local community and have some fun doing it. Welcome to the IBEW 1245 Fresno Charity Bowl! “We had 48 bowlers and 13 additional friends and family attend the event,” said IBEW 1245 Organizer Jammi Juarez. Several young children participated in the… [Read More]
IBEW 1245 Organizing Stewards make a difference in June 2014 Primary Election
by Rebecca Band Ever since California instituted the “top two” primary system four years ago, the state’s Primary Elections have become more exciting, unusual and important than ever. Unfortunately, many of California’s voters don’t realize how essential these primaries are, and turnout is traditionally quite low, which means some races are won or lost by… [Read More]
June 12: Special Book Event with UC Berkeley Labor Center’s Ken Jacobs
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Robert Reich, Maria Elena Durazo headline IBEW 1245 leadership seminar
Former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich doesn’t mince words. He lambasted President Obama’s recent public appearance at a Bay Area Walmart, calling whoever made the decision a “numbskull.” And at a leadership seminar this week with 56 IBEW 1245 activists and LA Labor leader Maria Elena Durazo, Reich declared that the US economy is “rigged”… [Read More]
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