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IBEW 1245 Joins Coalition in Opposition to AB 1993 (Statewide COVID Vaccine Mandate)

At a time when organized labor is under increasing attack from wealthy business interests and anti-labor organizations, the state of California enacting a policy that denies workers the ability to bargain with their employer over a mandate that may not only impact their employment but even cost them their job would be unconscionable.

Dean: Build Back Better Must Unlock Energy Storage Potential to Reduce Emissions (via RealClearEnergy)

As Congress debates the Build Back Better Act, one key provision designed to encourage rapid adoption of large-scale battery storage will, perversely, have the opposite effect. As currently drafted, it is not financially feasible for regulated utilities to install these modern, efficient batteries that are essential to ensure renewable energy sources, like wind and solar,… [Read More]

Local 1245 Helps Propel Mia Bonta To Victory in Assembly District 18

IBEW 1245 Organizing Stewards assisted with the special election for CA Assembly District 18 in support of Labor’s candidate, Mia Bonta. The special election was held on August 31 and our candidate won a decisive victory.  Organizing Stewards Alvin Dayoan and Foster Goree helped setup canvassing, phone banks, and texting with the staff of the… [Read More]

SB 270: A Win for Organized Labor and Public Sector Employees

On Monday, Governor Newsom signed SB 270 (Durazo) to create penalties for public sector employers who refuse to provide information on their new hires and employees for purposes of contact by the bargaining representatives. Several years ago, IBEW 1245 joined with other unions to advocate for a bill that requires public sector employers to give… [Read More]

Protect Our Progress — Vote NO on the Recall in California

Millionaires who want to roll back worker protections in California are funneling big money into a campaign to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom. If they are successful, we’ll lose many of the hard-fought gains we’ve made on higher wages, paid sick leave, and safety on the job. The recall backers are part of a national network… [Read More]

IBEW 1245 Supports Passage of the PRO Act

  Our nation’s labor laws are woefully outdated and have become ineffective as a means for working people to have our voices heard. Last year, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the most significant worker empowerment legislation since the Great Depression, but an anti-worker majority blocked it in the Senate. That piece of legislation, the… [Read More]

Take Action: Tell Congress to Pass the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework

Our crumbling physical infrastructure desperately needs investment – just as the American workforce needs access to the good-paying union jobs that will grow our economy and improve living standards. America is the wealthiest nation in the history of the world, but our infrastructure ranks 13th in the quality of our infrastructure globally. We can modernize… [Read More]