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Wells REC Pact is Ratified

On Nov. 2, members of IBEW Local 1245 ratified a new agreement with Wells REC. Highlights of the agreement include: 1 Year GWI 2.5% Reduction in Employee Medical Premium share from 20% to 10%. Change PPO to HDHP PPO. Medical deductibles change from 250/750 to 1200/2400. Employer to annually fund a HRA with 50% of… [Read More]

Dalzell: Political Force Is Our Response

By Tom Dalzell, Business Manager Well, the fight that we have been fighting on distant shores is decidedly closer to home. Our members have trekked to Florida and Wisconsin in the past months, fighting Tea Party-sponsored attacks on workers there, and this month we have a group of Local 1245 members in Ohio, working with… [Read More]

Members Reject Paradise ID Offer

UPDATE: Members of Local 1245 at Paradise Irrigation District have rejected the District’s offer. The union is now seeking to establish dates for negotiations to resume. IBEW Local 1245 Assistant Business Manager Ray Thomas brought the union’s message before the Board of Directors of the Paradise Irrigation District on Sept. 21. Thomas pointed out the the… [Read More]

Paradise Board Meeting

IBEW Local 1245 Assistant Business Manager Ray Thomas brought the union’s message before the Board of Directors of the Paradise Irrigation District on Sept. 21. Thomas pointed out the the inequities in wages and pensions that our members are currently experiencing at the District. The District’s medical proposal is also a major issue at the… [Read More]

Redding Electric Pact Ratified

Local 1245 members in the Electric Unit ratified a new agreement with the City of Redding on Sept. 7. The Redding City Council approved the agreement 4-1 at its Sept. 20 meeting. The agreement comes after four months of negotiations that included state-mediated negotiations on Aug. 25, 2011. Bargaining had become more contentious as the… [Read More]

Redding Water Crew

                          An IBEW Local 1245 water crew in the City of Redding Maintenance Unit, with the thermometer hitting 100 degrees, worked into the late afternoon on Aug. 19 to make sure that water service was completed to a new home on Deodar Way… [Read More]

AC Transit Pact Ratified

  IBEW members at AC Transit on July 20 ratified the tentative agreement reached with the AC Transit District by a slim margin of 12-11.   The members had previously rejected a tentative agreement on July 6 by a vote of 14-7, largely due to concerns over new contract language for scheduling work shifts. After… [Read More]

City of Oakland Pact Ratified

Local 1245 member on July 6 voted unanimously to approve a two-year agreement reached with the City of Oakland, Business Rep. Al Fortier reported. The provisions of the agreement contineu the 12 Mandatory Leave Without Pay days (MLWOP). In addition, the members agreed to 10 additional floating unpaid days during the fiscal years 2012, and… [Read More]

Redding Outsources Convention Jobs

In the end, City of Redding public officials simply ignored the public. The Redding City Council voted by a 4-1 margin on Aug. 1 to outsource the city’s convention center to the Bethel Church. The jobs of three full-time IBEW Local 1245 members who worked at the center are now on the chopping block. IBEW… [Read More]

Roseville Members Jam Meeting

Local 1245 members packed the council chambers, above, and also filled up an “overflow” room, below, equipped with a video monitor. Local 1245 members and supporters jammed into the meeting room when the Roseville City Council met on July 20, but to no avail. Council members voted to impose a new labor agreement (memorandum of… [Read More]