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Roseville Package Rejected

Local 1245 members at the City of Rosville held a vote on the ratification package on Feb. 17. The vote was 2 in favor, 115 against.

SMUD Leads JD Powers Survey

For the second year in a row, the Sacramento Municipal Utility District had the highest consumer satisfaction rating for midsized utilities in the West, according to J.D. Power and Associates. In its annual survey, J.D. Power gave SMUD high marks for pricing, customer services and corporate citizenship. The study was based on interviews of more… [Read More]

Alameda Bargaining Update

IBEW met with City of Alameda for negotiations on Jan. 19, 2011. New Assistant General Manager (AGM) Doug Draeger replaced AGM Sheri Hong on committee for the City. Overtime callout procedures were referred to an Ad-Hoc committee. On the morning of Feb. 2, the Ad-Hoc committee met and discussed implementing a weekly sign-up for emergency… [Read More]

Sacramento RT Arbitrator Chosen

Management for the Sacramento Regional Transit district and IBEW Local 1245 have settled on Alexander Cohn, Esq. as arbitrator to assist with the long-stalled negotiations for a new agreement. Two days have been set for interest-based bargaining: March 8-9. Sheila Lawton, Business Representative

AC Transit Talks Resume

BEW Local 1245 has resumed negotiations with AC Transit after the District concluded most of its bargaining with ATU, which represents the bulk of the District’s employees. Management has indicated they are looking for concessions from IBEW similar to those negotiated in mediated talks with ATU. In a meeting on Jan. 27, the District presented… [Read More]

Redding Electric Unit Bargaining Update

By Ray Thomas Our IBEW 1245 negotiating committee at Redding Electric (REU) met on Jan. 5-6 to prepare member proposals.  We met with the City of Redding on Jan. 14 and explained that we did not want to commence general negotiations at this point as we expect a response from the Public Employee Relations Board… [Read More]

NCPA Opens Up Jobs in Lodi Area

The Northern California Power Agency is hiring about a dozen employees to operate the new 300 megawatt plant which is under construction in the Lodi area. Among the positions currently being advertised on the NCPA website are: Combustion Turbine Specialist (Technician) Combustion Turbine Specialist (Operations) Combustion Turbine Specialist (Maintenance) More information and application forms are… [Read More]

Ensuring a Secure Retirement

By Ellen Dannin Employment Policy Research Network Report January 27, 2011 Imagine that every week, decade after decade, you faithfully put aside part of your pay in a special piggy bank to provide for your golden years. But when you are ready to retire, your employer takes all your savings back. Or imagine that, instead… [Read More]

Back at the Table with Modesto ID

Local 1245 and the Modesto Irrigation District met on Dec. 21 to exchange initial bargaining proposals. The exchange had been originally scheduled for Nov. 30, but was delayed when the District was unprepared to exchange. “The District is looking for significant increases in employee contribution to the Medical premium,” said Local 1245 Business Rep. Sheila… [Read More]

Useful Link for Federal Workers

Here’s a website that might be of interest to Local 1245 members employed in the federal sector. The website describes itself this way: FedSmith.com is an information portal for sources of information impacting the federal community. The site provides links to daily news headlines, original articles from our writers, Federal Retirement information including a TSP… [Read More]