On May 3, IBEW 1245 Assistant Business Manager Ray Thomas gave our members at Lassen Municipal a detailed review of the new tentative agreement. On May 9 IBEW 1245 Business Representatives Pat Waite and Randy Osborn held a membership vote. A strong majority of the members approved the terms of the new agreement. For over a… [Read More]
South Feather Pact Ratified
In August and September of 2010 the IBEW Local 1245 negotiating committee took proposals from the members within water treatment and distribution at South Feather Water and Power. The union committee met with the District’s general manager in October and requested the agency to have Cal PERS perform an actuarial analysis regarding enhancements to the… [Read More]
Roseville LBF Recycles Old Proposals
The City and IBEW 1245 had a bargaining meeting on April 6, 2011, where the City presented IBEW 1245 a Last Best and Final proposal. The City’s proposal is very similar to what was rejected by the membership over a month ago 115-2. The highlights of the City’s Last Best and Final contain the following:… [Read More]
Public Unions Protest Public Services
The following address by Will Jones was delivered to a rally in Madison, WI on the 43rd Anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Assassination. Jones is Associate Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin Madison. Some have suggested that history professors should not be speaking out about what is going on here in… [Read More]
Roseville’s Last Best Final Offer
By Al Fortier IBEW Local 1245 members at the City of Alameda ratified a tentative agreement for a one-year contract extension on March 21. The vote was 21-1. The one-year extension provides for 100% employer-paid medical coverage in the Kaiser and Blue Shield health plans. Union negotiating committee members Mark Regan and Fernando Morales were… [Read More]
RT Arbitration Decision Announced
IBEW Local 1245 and Sacramento Regional Transit held a two-day Interest Arbitration in Sacramento on March 8-9. The Arbitration decision was returned on March 25. The Interest Arbitration hearing was held in “Med-Arb” fashion. The decision includes 15 furlough days to be taken by March 31, 2013. The District and IBEW are currently discussing implementation of the… [Read More]
Roseville Declares Bargaining Impasse
The City of Roseville and IBEW Local 1245 met for bargaining on March 23, where the City presented a counter proposal to the Union. The City’s proposal amounted to an estimated cost of $1.5 million over 2 years to the approximately 130 bargaining unit members. Union countered with concessions of an estimated $720,000 cost savings… [Read More]
Pensions Are NOT Bankrupting States
This story by Kevin G. Hall was published March 6, 2011 by McClatchy Newspapers. WASHINGTON – From state legislatures to Congress to tea party rallies, a vocal backlash is rising against what are perceived as too-generous retirement benefits for state and local government workers. However, that widespread perception doesn’t match reality. A close look at… [Read More]
Merced ID Board Accepts TA
Local 1245 members at Merced Irrigation District showed up in force at the Jan. 13 meeting of the MID Board of Directors to demonstrate their unity in the face of contentious negotiations. Over 30 employees and retirees took off personal time to attend the meeting and to discuss their issues with Local 1245 Senior Assistant… [Read More]
Who Contributes to Public Pensions?
The fact is that all of the money going into these plans belongs to the workers because it is part of the compensation of the state workers. The fact is that the state workers negotiate their total compensation, which they then divvy up between cash wages, paid vacations, health insurance and, yes, pensions. Since the… [Read More]
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