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RT Negotiations: Little Headway

On-going budget problems continued to complicate labor-management relations between Sacramento Regional Transit and IBEW Local 1245 going into the summer. The District and IBEW agreed to mediation in an attempt to reach a collective bargaining agreement and held their first meeting with a mediator on May 5, but no follow-up meeting has yet been scheduled…. [Read More]

Fernley Pact Preserves Medical

Local 1245 members ratified a new one-year agreement with the City of Fernley in Nevada. The vote, taken May 27, was 17-0. Major provisions of the agreement included: Promotion process based on seniority Layoff procedure based on City seniority Comp time — employees can choose to exchange overtime worked for comp time off Alternative 4/10’s… [Read More]

RT Bargaining Goes to Mediation

IBEW Local 1245 and the Sacramento Regional Transit District on April 9 exchanged “last, best” proposals in the current negotiations. Management on April 16 took the union’s proposal to the RT Board, following which union and management negotiators met again on April 16. The union indicated it could not reach a deal based on the… [Read More]

Transit Stewards Meet

Local 1245 members at Sacramento Regional Transit and Alameda-Contra Costa Transit are bracing themselves for some nasty aftershocks following the economic earthquake that rocked local governments during the current recession. Transit stewards from the two districts came together on March 30 at Weakley Hall to assess the damage and share information. Business Rep. Sheila Lawton… [Read More]

LMUD Troubleman Thanks Union for Story

To Local 1245: Thank you so much for getting my son Sam’s picture and story in the Utility Reporter. You know Sam has been watching me read our union’s paper cover to cover since he was born. It was quite a thrill for him to open his package in Afghanistan and see his picture. He… [Read More]

Irrigation District Stewards Meet

The betrayal at Modesto sharply focused the attention of irrigation district stewards attending the Local 1245 training conference in Vacaville on March 31. When the Modesto Irrigation District board in late 2009 walked away from a labor agreement negotiated by its own staff, the message was clear: some employers are prepared to play dirty in… [Read More]

City of Shasta Lake Agreement Extended

Local 1245 members at City of Shasta Lake on March 31 ratified a two-year extension to the current agreement. The vote was unanimous. The City had desired to get IBEW to contribute towards the employee share of Cal-PERS (8% for their 3% @ 60 Plan).  The Teamster-represented Water Treatment and Distribution members at Shasta Lake… [Read More]

Redding Implements Final Offer

The Redding City Council on March 15 unilaterally implemented its “Last Best and Final” offer pertaining to the IBEW Local 1245 Electric bargaining unit. The Last, Best, and Final offer had been tendered by the City on Feb. 23. “For some 18 months, the members of IBEW 1245 at the City of Redding refused to… [Read More]

Redding Reconsiders

The City of Redding stepped back from its plan to use ballot initiatives to shift pension costs onto employees and to eliminate retiree health care benefits for future hires. The advisory ballot initiatives, planned for June, would have asked voters to weigh in on the controversial proposals to address budget problems by gutting benefits for… [Read More]

Public Sector Stewards Sharpen Skills

Local 1245 shop stewards working in the public sector gathered at Weakley Hall in Vacaville on Feb. 9 to sharpen their skills in representing members. Assistant Business Manager Dennis Seyfer reported on the “state of the union,” including current private and public sector contract negotiations. Ongoing problems in the general economy and shortfalls in the state budget have left… [Read More]