Local 1245 members ratified an agreement with Mountain Firewood Enterprise, Inc. in a mail-ballot ratification vote. The two-year agreement calls for general wage increases ranging from a low of 3% to a high of 7% for each year of the agreement. Ballots were counted Dec. 30, 2009 at Weakley Hall in Vacaville. The vote was… [Read More]

Ratificado pacto con Trees, Inc. Los miembros del Local 1245 que trabajan para Trees, Inc. ratificaron el 13 de noviembre una extensi탳n del contrato por dos a탱os. El contrato, al igual que los ratificados previamente por los miembros que trabajan para Asplundh Tree y para Utility Tree, establece un aumento general de salarios de 2.5%… [Read More]

Trees, Inc. pact ratified Local 1245 members at Trees, Inc. on Nov. 13 ratified a two-year contract extension. The agreement, like those previously ratified by members at Asplundh Tree and Utility Tree, provides general wage increases of 2.5% in 2010, and 3.5% in 2011. The agreement also calls for the companies to pick up one-half… [Read More]

The IBEW Local 1245 Executive Board, at its May meeting, established two new Davey Tree units covering the Central Coast Division. The units are in Watsonville and Fremont. Unit 4721, Fremont-Davey, meets the third Wednesday of each month, 4 p.m., at Round Table Pizza, 37480 Fremont Blvd., Fremont, CA. Unit 4723, Watsonville-Davey, meets the second Monday… [Read More]

Local 1245 stewards employed by tree trimming contractors met at Weakley Hall in Vacaville on May 16 for updates on a variety of key issues facing employees in the workplace. Among the issues reviewed at the Line Clearance and Vegetation Control Shop Stewards Training Conference were: Workers’ Compensation Family and Medical Leave Act  California Paid… [Read More]

To all Local 1245 Line Clearance Tree Trimmers and Vegetation Control Members: Local 1245 wants to remind you of the importance of your Local 1245 “Union Seniority.” which is governed by your current 1245 membership initiation date. If your current employer loses your contract area to another contractor who is signatory to Local Union 1245,… [Read More]

Local 1245 members ratified a new agreement with Davey Tree for work performed at the City of Santa Clara. The two-year agreement, ratified in November, provides general wage increases of 1.7% for 2008, 4% for 2009 and 4.5% for 2010.  Out of town subsistence pay has been increased from $18 to $30 per day. The employer… [Read More]