The IBEW urgently needs your help to protect our training programs from a pending federal rule that would let businesses run shoddy apprenticeships with minimal standards, oversight and pay. For now, the construction industry is excluded from the Department of Labor’s proposed Apprenticeship Rule. Public comments being submitted now will help determine whether the exemption… [Read More]
One IBEW Traveler Killed, Another Injured in Workplace Accident (UPDATED)
UPDATE 8/2: Update 8/2: A GoFundMe has been set up for the Ruhnke family. Please contribute what you can using the link below. UPDATE 7/30: The member who passed away has been identified as Logan Grant Ruhnke, age 33, of Perry, Kansas. He was a member of IBEW Local 304, and he leaves behind a loving… [Read More]
Giving Verizon a Boost in South Lake Tahoe
Last year, the South Lake Tahoe Planning Commission approved a proposal to improve Verizon cell service in the area by attaching a series of signal boosters to the tops of certain utility poles. In order to make this happen, the poles, which belong to Liberty Utilities, would need to be extended above the 14.4 KV… [Read More]
Outside Construction Report: July, 2019
California The work picture has been very strong with not much end in sight. There are currently 250 electric contract crews on PG&E’s property, and the talk is to ramp up to 500 crews towards the end of the year. One of the biggest issues that everyone is experiencing is the inability to get enough… [Read More]
Apply to Compete at the 36th Annual International Lineman’s Rodeo
The Rodeo application process is now closed. IBEW Local 1245 is sponsoring journeyman teams and apprentices to travel to Kansas for the 36th Annual International Lineman’s Rodeo and Expo, which will be held Oct. 16-20, 2019. All IBEW Local 1245 Journeyman Linemen (Non-PG&E) who are members in good standing are eligible to apply. All IBEW… [Read More]
Job Opportunity: Part Time Instructor, Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (Sacramento)
California-Nevada JATC is currently seeking experienced qualified Journeyman Linemen for the position of INSTRUCTOR. We are looking for enthusiastic, energetic individuals interested in training and education of apprentices.
Standing Calls in Outside Construction as of April 19, 2019
Outside Construction Report: April, 2019
WORK PICTURE California The work picture in California continues to be very strong as PG&E works to inspect and repair all their facilities in the Tier 3 and Tier 2 fire zone areas prior to the 2019 fire season. The transmission inspection work is nearing an end, however there are still a lot of repairs… [Read More]
Up for the Task — IBEW 1245 Outside Line Crews Work on Wildfire Safety Reconductor Project
It can be hard to quantify the amount of grid hardening work in Local 1245’s jurisdiction that’s associated with PG&E’s new Community Wildfire Safety Program, but one way to get a sense of the magnitude of this project would be to imagine taking all of PG&E’s power lines in Tier 2 (elevated fire risk) and… [Read More]
Open Calls in Outside Construction as of March 29, 2019
Local 1245 currently has (16) Standing Lineman calls: Bess Tess Lab (2) Lineman, San Francisco **C** 5/85 QEW ACCESS MANHOLES FOR TRM/DIS TO SUPPORT MARK & LOCATE CREWS Cupertino (2) Lineman, Watsonville *A* 6/l0s DIS/TRANS, CL, PCO REC ***DBL SUB Alvah (7) Lineman, Daley City **A**… [Read More]
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