Buried deep in California’s 2020 May Budget revise, the Governor and his staff cut $7.3 million that was previously budgeted to help fund the Paradise Irrigation District (PID) rebuild its water system, which was devastated by the Camp Fire in 2018. The District needs the State money to keep its current operations afloat and to plan the overall rebuild, as more residents… [Read More]
Local 1245 Organizing Stewards Attend No on Prop 22 Virtual Info Session
COVID-19 has resulted in a massive spike in unemployment, and now, more and more jobless workers are endeavoring to make ends meet through app-based services like Uber and Lyft. For these workers in the ‘gig economy,’ exploitation and wage theft run rampant, and the corporations do everything in their power to prevent the workers from… [Read More]
Union Members Help Propel Natha Anderson To Victory in Nevada Primary Election
On Thursday, June 4, 2020, members of several different unions in northern Nevada joined together virtually for a phone bank to make phone calls for Natha Anderson, a Democratic candidate for the state Assembly District 30. Natha Anderson is a second-generation Nevadan and a fourth-generation educator. She has taught at several middle and high schools… [Read More]
Local 1245 Organizing Stewards Participate in First Fully Remote Get-Out-The-Vote
As a California State Assemblymember, Christy Smith has proven to be a strong ally of IBEW 1245 and its members. In 2019, she voted in favor of the IBEW 1245-backed wildfire bill (AB 1054) as well as our bill to improve wages and benefits for our line clearance tree trimmers (SB 247). When Smith announced… [Read More]
IBEW 1245 Endorsements for the Nevada Primary Election
Under Cover of Pandemic, Trump’s NLRB Moves to Make Unionizing ‘Nearly Impossible for Workers’ (via CommonDreams)
The National Labor Relations Board finalized a rule this week that critics warn could make unionizing “nearly impossible for workers” at a moment when employees across the nation are fighting for stronger protections against the coronavirus pandemic.
Former IBEW 1245 Organizing Steward Appointed to Winters Joint Unified School District Board of Trustees
At the end of 2016, I became involved with the union, thanks to longtime IBEW 1245 Organizing Steward Steve Marcotte. He never gave up on recruiting me to be an Organizing Steward, and he always said that I would be good at it. At first, I was unsure if it would be something I would… [Read More]
Families First Coronavirus Response Act — What You Need to Know
On March 18, 2020, Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA” or “Act”), H.R. 6201, which requires certain employers to provide employees with expanded sick leave and family leave (under the FMLA) for specified reasons related to COVID-19. Here are the important aspects of the new law: Covered Employers/Employees Under FFCRA, the paid… [Read More]
Thanks to IBEW 1245 Members, The Future is Bright for SMUD’s Community SolarShares Program
Solar power is one of the world’s fastest growing renewable energy sources, and there’s no doubt that solar has played and will continue to play a big role in helping California meet its ambitious clean-energy goals. In fact, many IBEW 1245 members employed by public and private utilities and contractors have been working for years… [Read More]
Local 1245 Organizing Stewards Join Electrical Workers’ Lobby Day
On Feb. 25, a team of 13 IBEW 1245 organizing stewards, along with two staffers, joined the California State Association of Electrical Workers for its annual Lobby Day at the State Capitol in Sacramento. The union members-turned-lobbyists focused on three important and complex topics: 1) ensuring that the new green economy provides high-road union jobs,… [Read More]
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