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Line Clearance Tree Trimmers Face New Challenges With New Contract/Los Podadores de árboles para el despeje de líneas enfrentan nuevos retos con el nuevo contrato

July 30, 2018

Desplazarse hacia abajo para español. Northern Area Now that the new contract has been signed and put into effect, things have seemed to get back to normal. All companies have issued the retro pay for the insurance.  This took longer than expected, and some members were getting restless wondering if it was going to happen…. [Read More]

Loose Limb in the Sierras

July 2, 2018

When a large black oak tree near the Rollins Lake reservoir in Colfax, CA snapped and took out some other trees along a 12kv power line, a two-man IBEW 1245 crew from Davey Tree was quickly dispatched to address the issue. “There’s one spar left that’s hung up in a tree that we have to… [Read More]

Line Clearance Tree Trimmers Ratify New Agreement

May 4, 2018

Desplazarse hacia abajo para español. On March 20, after six months of difficult bargaining which included federal mediation, Local 1245’s tree trimmer negotiating committee reached a table settlement with the line clearance tree trimming (LCTT) contractors. Ballots were mailed out on April 13, 2018 and were counted on May 4. The final vote tally was… [Read More]

Branches on the Ranches

May 3, 2018

When you work as a line clearance tree trimmer, you never know where the job will take you. On any given day, you may be working in an urban center, a suburban neighborhood, rural farmland – or maybe even all three. On the day that the Utility Reporter caught up with IBEW 1245 members Josue… [Read More]

New Meeting Locations for San Carlos, San Jose and Placerville Tree Units

April 10, 2018

The following units have changed their meeting locations: Unit # 4711, San Carlos (Utility Tree) will now meet at Mountain Mikes Pizza, 774 El Camino Real., San Carlos, CA. Unit # 4713, San Jose (Utility Tree) will now meet at Mountain Mikes Pizza, 2306 Almaden Road., San Jose, CA. Unit # 4714, Placerville (Davey Tree)… [Read More]

Tentative Agreement for Line Clearance Tree Trimmers/ Acuerdo Tentativo para los Podadores de Arbores

March 29, 2018

Desplazarse hacia abajo para español.   VIEW THE FULL TENTATIVE AGREEMENT HERE. VER EL ACUERDO TENTATIVO COMPLETO AQUÍ.

Tree Trimmer Negotiations Wage On / Comienzan las negociaciones de los salarios de los podadores de árboles

January 23, 2018

Desplazarse hacia abajo para español. The five-year tree trimmer agreement expired on Dec. 30, 2017. IBEW 1245 and its line clearance tree trimmer negotiating committee spent four days meeting with several tree employers during the months of October and December in an attempt to negotiate a new agreement, however, talks broke off in late December… [Read More]

New Meeting Locations for Tree Units in San Jose, Sacramento and Newark

November 7, 2017

The following tree units have changed their meeting locations: Unit #4713, San Jose/Utility Tree, will now meet at Mountain Mikes Pizza, 774 El Camino Real, San Carlos, CA. Unit #4424, Sacramento/Wright Tree, will now meet at Mountain Mikes Pizza, 7660 La Rivera Dr., Sacramento, CA. Unit #4721, Newark/Davey Tree, will now meet at Round Table Pizza,… [Read More]

Work Accident Claims the Life of Local 1245 Tree Trimmer

November 6, 2017

It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of IBEW 1245 member and Line Clearance Tree Trimmer Ramon Ayala. Brother Ayala, age 49, was working for Synergy in San Jose when he was involved in what appears to have been a 14.5-foot fall on Monday, October 23. Ayala suffered numerous severe injuries as a result of this… [Read More]

Union Begins Negotiations With Tree Trimmer Contractors

October 25, 2017

Desplazarse hacia abajo para español. In 2012, Local 1245 made major progress in getting all tree contractors (15 and growing) on the same type of agreement, which is often referred to as the Master Agreement.  These contractors don’t belong to an association or group, and they all maintain their own standalone agreements. However, other than… [Read More]

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