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Local 1245 Retirees Stand in Solidarity with GM Strikers in Nevada

Members of IBEW 1245’s Reno/Sparks Retirees Club demonstrated their solidarity with 50,000 striking GM workers by joining a march and rally outside a GM parts distribution facility in Stead, NV, about 15 miles north of Reno. “Great experience! The UAW members were very thankful and amazed at the turn out to support them. They had… [Read More]

Dalzell Briefs Retirees on PG&E Bankruptcy

On Thursday, Sept. 5, IBEW 1245 Business Manager Tom Dalzell gave a special briefing on the PG&E bankruptcy to a group of more than two dozen IBEW 1245 retirees. The retirees traveled from the Sacramento area, the Bay Area and the Central Valley to attend the briefing at the Local 1245 union hall in Vacaville…. [Read More]

Retirees — YOU Have the Power!

In any situation, the winning ingredient is not necessarily right or wrong.  The party that wields the greatest power usually prevails.  Many of us 1245 retirees, either due to a lack of interest or because we just don’t understand our importance, do not get involved.  If retirees understood the power they possess to influence change,… [Read More]

Nevada Alliance for Retired Americans Presents Hero Award to Rep. Dina Titus

Congresswoman Dina Titus received the Hero Award from the Nevada Alliance for Retired Americans (NARA), for voting 100% in support of senior issues over the past year. Pictured above, from left: NARA Dick Collins Chapter (DCC) Secretary-Treasurer Darlene Hayward, NARA DCC President Forrest Darby (IBEW 357 retiree), NARA State President Tom “TBird” Bird (IBEW 1245 retiree… [Read More]

Dalzell Presents IBEW 1245 Founder’s Cufflinks to Nevada Retiree Leader

When IBEW 1245 founder Ron Weakley passed away several years ago, he left a box of his cufflinks to 1245 Business Manager Tom Dalzell. At the quarterly Advisory Council meeting in Reno, Dalzell bequeathed a set of Weakley’s cufflinks to Ron Borst, president of 1245’s Reno-Sparks Retirees Club and a longtime 1245 activist who helped… [Read More]

Big Wins in the Nevada Legislature

The Nevada State Legislature 80th session had many wins for the residents of Nevada. The session began on February 4 and closed at the stroke of midnight on June 3, 2019.  This session was different than previous sessions due to a Democratic majority in both the State Assembly and Senate. And for the first time… [Read More]

Reno-Sparks Retirees Club Donates Fans to Needy Seniors

In the Reno-Sparks, Nevada area, triple-digit temperatures in late summer aren’t uncommon. Unfortunately, many seniors simply cannot afford to pay for air conditioning, and the sweltering heat makes summertime uncomfortable and potentially life-threatening for low-income seniors. Four years ago, IBEW Local 1245 Reno-Sparks Retirees Club President Ron Borst challenged the members of his club to… [Read More]