Larry Pierce steps down from IBEW staff after quarter-century of service to union cause (Posted 5-13-08)   Larry Pierce, Assistant Business Mgr.

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	June 3: Retirees Club, Merced, CA June 3: Retirees Club, Santa Rosa, CA June 5: Retirees Club, San Jose, CA June 11: Retirees Club, Vacaville, CA June 12: Retirees Club, Dublin, CA July 26-27: Advisory Council, Vacaville, CA

Republican Doctor talks about Single Payer health care (Posted 4-28-08)

Job Fair with B&V attracts candidates to IBEW jobs (Revised 4-24-08)

Business Manager Grievance filed over PG&E pay station kiosks (Posted 4-18-08)

Business Manager Grievance filed over background checks (Posted 4-18-08)

Letter Agreement on impacts of PG&E Clerical reductions (Posted 4-18-08)

Retiree Letter: bargaining requires "Unity for Strength" (Posted 4-18-08)

Yucca Waste Site: alternatives sought by key Senator (Posted 4-18-08)

Legacy Costs? Business Manager Tom Dalzell says it's time to look at the other side of the equation (Posted 4-11-08)

Diablo Canyon Generators arrive safely (Posted 4-11-08)

Retiree Letter: Getting harder to maintain healthy lifestyle (Posted 4-11-08)

SMUD looks for ways to reduce high fuel prices (Posted 4-11-08)

State-Run IRA Program passed by Assembly committee (Posted 4-11-08)

Growing Frustration with tree trimmer negotiations (Posted 4-9-08) En Espanol

To Members at Davey Tree: official letter (Posted 5-15-08) En Espanol

Carbon Capture to be tested in Kern County (Posted 5-13-08)

Solar Thermal Potential is huge in Nevada (Posted 5-13-08)

Wind could provide 20% of power by 2030 says Energy Department (Posted 5-13-08)

Sacramento Regional Transit agreement ratified by members (Posted 5-11-08)

The Vacaville Retiree Meeting for May 14 has been cancelled (Posted 5-11-08)

PG&E Bargaining Committee: Bulletin #1 (Posted 5-8-08)

Primary Election endorsements by IBEW Local 1245 (Revised 5-7-08)

Napa Unit will meet at temporary location for May meeting (Posted 5-6-08)

"Card Check" election adds new members at PG&E (Posted 5-5-08)

Retiree Club Members urge "No on 98" and "Yes on 99" (Posted 5-5-08)
Background on 98/99  En Espanol

Longshoremen close ports to protest Iraq war (Posted 5-5-08)

Paid Sick Days is goal of new bill in California legislature (Posted 5-5-08)

Member Mobilization helps win contract at Turlock Irrigation Dist. (Posted 5-1-08)

Outside Construction: Lineco benefit increases (Posted 5-1-08)

Infrastructure Investment: $1 billion = 42,000 new jobs (Posted 5-1-08)

Local 1245 appointments for April (Posted 5-1-08)

Free Trade Partner? Unionists routinely murdered in Colombia (Posted 5-1-08)

McCain Say No to equal pay for women (Posted 5-1-08)

PG&E Utility Chief Geisha Williams meets with IBEW members (Posted 4-29-08)

Sacramento RT informational meetings on tentative agreement (Posted 4-29-08)

In Memoriam, Bernie Tanksley: "Alone, you have no chance" (Posted 4-28-08)

Retiree Letter: Bargaining with Goliath (Posted 4-28-08)

Death on the Job: More workers killed; fewer penalties (Posted 4-28-08)

SSJID Takeover Bid rebuffed by court (Posted 4-28-08)

Greenhouse Gas Law triggers legal wrangling (Posted 4-28-08)

EPRI Study: efficiency can curb need for new power plants (Posted 4-28-08)