Local 1245 has negotiated a two-year extension of the current Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Lodi. With the extension, the agreement now runs through 2013, Business Rep. Sam Glero reported. The agreement was modified in the context of recent economic events that have taken a toll on many California municipalities. Under the revised… [Read More]
DESPITE STIMULUS MONEY, BAY AREA TRANSIT FACES ARMAGEDDON
Editor’s note: This story by Gary Richards appeared Feb. 23 in the San Jose Mercury News. An AC Transit spokesman called the cuts “catastrophic” and predicted steep fare hikes and deep service cuts. Bay Area transit agencies are reeling under the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars in state funding – and can only… [Read More]
UNIT 3012, USBR, MAKES CONTRIBUTION TO DISABLED VETERANS
Unit 3012 continued its tradition of donating funds to help veterans when it recently earmarked $300 from its unit fund to assist disabled American veterans, Advisory Council Member Mike McKay reported. The unit, representing the US Bureau of Reclamation/Folsom CVC, donated $200 last year to Operation Homefront, an organization that assists returning veterans and has… [Read More]
UNION RESPONDS TO ROSEVILLE BUDGET PROBLEMS
Local 1245 rejected a proposal by the City of Roseville that IBEW members give up their 5% general wage increase for 2009. The wage increase in 2009 was the regularly scheduled increase for the third year of the current four-year agreement. Because the agreement is a legally-binding document, city management cannot unilaterally roll back what… [Read More]
MEMBERS AT AC TRANSIT RATIFY NEW 3-YEAR AGREEMENT
Members of IBEW Local 1245 at AC Transit ratified a 3-year agreement on Jan. 20 by a vote of 17-6. The agreement provides wage hikes of 1.5% effective July 2007, 1.5% effective July 2008, 1.5% effective July 2009, with an additional wage increase of 3% for all classifications on July 1, 2009. Also included was… [Read More]
DISTRICT PROPOSAL NO 1
TITLE 3 — NONDISCRIMINATION Amend the present language as follows: It is the policy of the District and the Union not to discriminate against any employee because of race, religion, creed, ancestry, handicap, sex, color, age, national origin, medical condition, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or marital status, or any other basis protected by… [Read More]
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