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Berkeley Pact Ratified Unanimously

October 26, 2012

Members unanimously ratified a new agreement with the City of Berkeley on Oct. 25. The three-year deal maintains the city’s 8% contribution to the EPMC, 100% medical for Kaiser and a Health Net plan, and increases in the Retiree Medical. The agreement also provides for improvements in overtime language, compensatory time accumulation, and the temporary… [Read More]

SMUD Hydro recognized for safety

October 25, 2012

Hydro employees at the Sacramento Municipal Utility District have earned the challenging Cal-OSHA “Golden Gate Safety Recognition Award”. The award requires five straight years of exemplary injury rates, highly effective safety programs, and visible leadership – not to mention site inspection and surprise employee interviews by Cal-OSHA representatives. Most hydro employees work every day around… [Read More]

Gridley Pact Ratified By Large Margin

September 28, 2012

Local 1245 members on a vote of 17-1 ratified a new Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Gridley on Sept. 26. The MOU was agreed to by the City Council on Sept. 17. The MOU provides a 9% wage increases over 2 years. The city had proposed a 1% lump sum, which the union… [Read More]

SMUD Pact Ratified by Huge Margin

September 14, 2012

Members overwhelmingly ratified a new agreement with the Sacramento Municipal Utility District on Aug. 29, ending 12 consecutive weeks of negotiations. Turnout for the vote was 83%, with 94% voting in favor. The agreement provides wage hikes, when compounded over the 5-year term, of 17.33%. Other provisions include additional employer monthly contributions to employee 401(k) funds,… [Read More]

Judge Overturns Wisconsin Law

September 14, 2012

A Wisconsin judge on Sept. 14 struck down nearly all of the Wisconsin law that effectively ended collective bargaining rights for most public workers. Gov. Scott Walker, who championed the law, vowed to appeal, while unions, which have vigorously fought the law, declared victory. But what the ruling meant for existing public contracts was murky:… [Read More]

Tri-Dam Tentative Agreement

August 27, 2012

The Tri Dam Project IBEW 1245 Bargaining Committee reached a tentative four year agreement on August 23, 2012. The tentative agreement includes cost of living adjustments of 3% for each of the four years with the first one being retroactive to March 1, 2012. Under the tentative agreement employees would pay the full 8% employee contribution to… [Read More]

Members Ratify Shasta Lake Pact

August 16, 2012

Local 1245 members at the City of Shasta Lake on Aug. 8 unanimously ratified a new four-year Memorandum of Understanding. The new agreement includes the following terms: 6% Rubber Glove Certification:  As soon as is practicable in 2012, the City shall provide employees rubber glove certification training.  Upon certification, all IBEW 1245 Journeymen shall receive 6%… [Read More]

MID Members in Newspaper Ad

August 14, 2012

IBEW Local 1245 spotlighted the dedication and service of its members at Modesto Irrigation District in this full page newspaper ad in the Modesto Bee. The MID Board of Directors is slated to vote this week on whether to accept the labor agreement that was negotiated by the District and ratified by members of the… [Read More]

Public Employees Are American Heroes

August 14, 2012

By Jennifer Granholm This piece by former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm was originally posted Aug. 6 on The War Room blog. Forget about going all the way to the London Olympics for heroes. This weekend, we saw real heroes — and real scoundrels — right here in America. First, look at the images from Pasadena,… [Read More]

Bankrupt Cities? Dont Blame Employees

August 1, 2012

This opinion piece by Harold Meyerson was published July 25, 2012 in the Washington Post. The reporting and commentary on the bankruptcies of California cities over the last month haven’t been journalism’s finest hour. From reading the voluminous accounts of the fiscal woes of Stockton and San Bernardino, you’d think that municipal unions and feckless… [Read More]

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