18-Year IBEW 1245 member Michael Patterson, who works as an electrician for the City of Oakland, shares his experience as an essential worker during the COVID-19 pandemic.

New ways of doing business are sweeping through the utility industry, shaking up traditional assumptions about the work and who will do it. In these uncertain times for utility workers, is it possible to protect our work, our livelihood? The short answer is “yes,” and we can look to the Longshoremen’s “Mechanization and Modernization Agreement” of… [Read More]

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The third installment of our “Fist Full of Lightning” history video series is here! Watch and learn all about the monumental 1913 strike at PG&E. If you missed the first two installments, you can find them at www.ibew1245.com/historyvideos.