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Outside Construction: 401K

Hello Outside Line Members: We are launching the new 401K plan for the members working for contractors covered under the Outside Line Agreements. On July 8, 2009 we will have a presentation provided by the fund administrators Coast Benefits at our Unit Meeting at 1900 in Vacaville, Ca. This 401K product is available to you… [Read More]

Outside Construction Report

The NECA contract negotiations went to impasse in April. There was an interim meeting scheduled on April 28. We made a lot of progress at this meeting and in the last hour talks failed. Contractually we are required to take our issues to the Council of Industry Relations (CIR) in Washington DC. That meeting was held on May… [Read More]

Outside Construction Unit Change

Unit 4911, Outside Line Construction, has changed its May meeting date to Tuesday, May 12. This is a one-time change only. Meetings will go back to the regular schedule (second Wednesday of the month) in June. Ron Cochran, Assistant Business Manager

Black & Veatch Transmission Job

Local 1245 members working for Black & Veatch are giving San Francisco’s electric reliability a big boost as they complete a new 115kv transmission line. The project connects PG&E’s Martin and Hunters Point substations. The Black & Veatch crews are pulling in and splicing cable, using conduit installed earlier this year by Local 1245 members… [Read More]

Outside Construction Report

By Ron Cochran   Contract Negotiations We are currently negotiating several contracts. We are struggling a little with some of these contractors; they are concerned with the economic future as we are. We have a good feeling these negotiations will finish well. On March 30, we reached agreement on a three-year contract with Henkels &… [Read More]

MMRI Pact

Local 1245 members at MMRI approved two agreements in a mail ballot counted on March 6 at Weakley Hall in Vacaville. The agreements provide general wage increases of 3.75% annually for three years. They also provide $10.00 a day subsistence increase to $50.00. Subsistence payments for over 51 miles will remain the same. In-lieu-of benefits are… [Read More]

Outside Construction Report

OUTSIDE CONSTRUCTION REPORT: CRANE CLASS PREPARES MEMBERS FOR CERTIFICATION An NCCCO crane  class was held the week of  March 2 at Ronald  Weakley Hall in Vacaville. This class was for Outside Line Construction members who have the operating of cranes in their job descriptions. About 30 members attended. In the state of California as well… [Read More]

Canus Pact

Members of Local 1245 at Canus have ratified a new three-year agreement effective June 1, 2009. The company made the offer before formal negotiations began and Local 1245 agreed to present the offer to the members for a vote. The agreement provides a 3.75% general wage increase each year for three years. The agreement also… [Read More]

Outside Construction Report

OUTSIDE CONSTRUCTION REPORT: NEW ORGANIZER Elizabeth McInnis is working fulltime as a Construction Organizer/Compliance Officer, recently working on projects in the Avenal, CA, area, Livermore Labs and with several construction contractors affiliated to Outside electrical work in some way. Elizabeth recently attended the National Labor College for a weeklong new organizers training course in Silver… [Read More]