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: 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]