At 93 years young, PG&E Electrical Technician and IBEW 1245 member William “Billy” Atkins Jr is still on the job every day, choosing to continue working instead of riding off into the retirement sunset. The Utility Reporter caught up with Atkins at the PG&E Martin Service Center in Daly City where he works. Atkins, who… [Read More]
Veterans graduate from PG&E’s PowerPathway program (via Swords to Plowshares)
On June 10th, PG&E’s PowerPathway hosted a graduation ceremony to celebrate 15 veterans that have completed the 10-week “Entry to Gas Pipeline Inspector” program. This is the 4th cohort that Swords to Plowshares has hosted in partnership with PowerPathway, and the 50th cohort overall. Jesse Vukelic was elected as class Valedictorian, and Jobs for Vets’… [Read More]
“Give Us the Ballot”: Highlights from the AFL-CIO’s MLK Civil and Human Rights Conference
I was honored and grateful for the opportunity to spend my Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend in Washington DC representing IBEW Local 1245 as a delegate at the Civil and Human Rights Conference hosted by AFL-CIO. The conference was very energetic and powerful, full of passionate spirit by all the attendees and presenters. You… [Read More]
“Warrior to Workplace” – IBEW 1245 member launches PTSD awareness program at PG&E
When Marine Corps veteran and 22-year IBEW 1245 member Kenny Meyer returned to his job at PG&E in 2006, after serving two tours of duty — first as Homeland Security, followed by a combat mission in Iraq — he wasn’t the same guy that his co-workers once knew. He was angry, moody and sleep deprived,… [Read More]
Local 1245 Joins Sacramento Veterans Day Parade
For the third year in a row, IBEW 1245’s Veterans Group organized a contingent at the Sacramento Veterans Day Parade, which took place on Nov. 11, 2016. The 1245 contingent joined more than a thousand veterans and supporters for the annual march down Capitol Avenue in downtown Sacramento. The 16 members of the Local 1245 group waved,… [Read More]
Dalzell Welcomes New PowerPathway CSR Class to Local 1245
Two years ago, IBEW 1245 Business Manager Tom Dalzell invited PG&E CEO Tony Earley to meet with the IBEW 1245 military veterans’ group. Earley, himself a military veteran, leapt at the chance to meet with 1245 members. He listened to the group’s experiences and shared his own. He also discussed PG&E’s PowerPathway training program for… [Read More]
Join the IBEW 1245 Contingent at the Sacramento Veterans Day Parade
Local 1245 Organizing Steward Honored for Award-Winning Photo
Organizing Steward Steven Marcotte was honored at Advisory Council on April 24 for his award-winning photograph of fellow IBEW 1245 Organizing Stewards, Walter Carmier of Frontier and Pam Pendleton of PG&E. Marcotte’s photo was singled out this year for the “Editor’s Choice” award in the IBEW photo competition covering all of the U.S. and Canada…. [Read More]
Freedom Isn’t Free: IBEW 1245 Joins Veterans Day Parades in Fresno and Sacramento
In what has now become an annual tradition, dozens of IBEW 1245 members and their families spent the Veterans Day holiday representing the union at annual parades in Sacramento and Fresno. Both contingents were organized by members of the IBEW 1245 Veterans Group, with strong support from Organizing Stewards. In Sacramento, the Local 1245 contingent… [Read More]
Nov. 11: Sacramento Veterans Day Parade
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