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Tom Umberg (D) Consideration When Making Your Voting Decisions 1245 117 International Brotherhood Of Electrical Workers Local 1245, AFL-CIO May 1994 Vol. XLIII No. 5 Threat to workforce CPUC to order retail wheeling he California Pub- mit large industrial consum- lic Utilities Com- ers of electricity-beginning mission last month in 1996-to bypass utilities and INSIDE announced plans to begin purchasing power di- radically restruc- rectly from independent gen- Utility Tree Organizing ture the state's elec- erators, a practice known as Page 2 "retail wheeling" or "direct tricT industry in ways that The Real Reason Behind threaten to hike electric rates access." Utilities like PG&E the CPUC Wheeling Order for residential customers, would be permitted to offer Page 3 ORGANIZING UTILITY TREE reverse recent gains in en- discounted rates to large cus- Local -1Z4 business riep. Mickey narringion aiscusses ergy efficiency, and destabi- tomers in order to compete Calif. Labor Federation the advantages of union membership with Utility Tree lize workforces at California's with independent generators. Political Convention employee near Redding. See story, Page 2. electric utilities. In addition, the CPUC plan Page 4 ( The CPUC plan would per- would change the method of Union Voters' Guide setting rates for the utilities' Pages 5-12 Sierra Pacific Power Co. other customers-those who are unable or unwilling to Local 1245 Annual shop around for electric Financial Statement Negotiators tackle complex problems power. The current "cost-of- Pages 14-16 By Eric Wolfe you'd think they'd been bar- have been going up nation- service" method of Helping Huston hen Local 1245 ne- gaining their whole lives. wide, and they have some ratemaking would be re- Page 16 gotiated an imme- They can explain in detail thoughts on why costs at Si- placed by "performance- diate 3% wage in- the pension and 401(k) plans, erra Pacific may be rising based ratemaking," creating crease at Sierra how job definitions can affect faster than necessary. powerful new incentives for W job security, and the relation- They earned their com- companies like PG&E to re- CALENDAR Pacific Power this spring, the union's mission was not com- ship between child care ser- mand of these issues the old- duce labor costs in order to vices and productivity. They fashioned way: they did their increase profits. plete. It was just beginning. May 14 The wage hike, contained can tell you why medical costs See PAGE THIRTEEN See PAGE THREE PG&E Regional in an interim seven-month Stewards Conference agreement, provided a wel- Concord, Ca. come boost to workers' in- May 20 comes. But just as important, Outside Line Pin Dinner it provided additional time for Palm Springs, Ca. examining a host of complex problems facing the utility May 21-22 and its employees, such as Softball Tournament growing competitive pres- Concord, Ca. sures and rising medical June 4 costs. PG&E Regional Stewards The people who will defend Conference the interests of bargaining Sacramento, Ca. unit employees as negotia- June 7 tions on a long-term agree: California Primary Election ment progress are the same BE SURE TO VOTE! people who negotiated the interim wage increase: the June 11 Local 1245 bargaining com- Lineman Rodeo mittee. Livermore, Ca. Only four of the union's 12 negotiators have previous Local 1245 bargaining committee members (from left) Ken Lutzow, Wayne Paterson, Gino bargaining experience, but to Aramini, and Grant Garrison discuss contract issues during a meeting last month. hear them discuss the issues 1245 LABOR AT LARGE Workers here and abroad Unit meeting Rolling the union on. schedule changes uw "La Causa": Farm avoid paying benefits, and we fall. The strike was provoked Unit 2311, Oakland, workers and their support- abandon any meaningful re- by company demands for has a new meeting loca- May 1994 ers gathered 10,000-strong in tirement except Social Secu- drastic cuts in wages and tion: Francesco's restau- Volume XLIII Sacramento April 24 follow- rity. We do it all in the name benefits and the virtual elimi- rant, at the corner of Number 5 ing a 330-mile march from of competitiveness and a free nation of job security protec- Hegenberger Rd. and Circulation: 26,100 Delano that retraced a pil- market." From a speech to tions. Pardee in Oakland. Meet- grimage made 28 years ago the American Institute of ings are still on the first (510) 933-6060 by Cesar Chavez, Dolores Chemical Engineers by Ted la- Bad Advice: A union Tuesday and begin at 5:30 Huerta and other United C. Kennedy, CEO of the anti- p.m. Business Manager buster is being sued for $30 Farm Worker union activists. union BE&K industrial con- million for allegedly putting Unit 4404, Davey & Executive Editor The UFW has pledged to re- struction company Jack McNally slaughterhouse owner Edwin Tree/Oakland, has a invigorate the union with a O'Neill out of business, La- President la" Paid Leave: Workers new meeting location and massive new organizing bor Notes reported. O'Neill a new time. The unit now Howard Stiefer drive. taking family leave should re- Executive Board ceive partial wages during said the union buster he hired meets at Francesco's res- ended up making his com- taurant, corner of Jim McCauley uW Bonus for a Bow: Be- their absence according to a pany liable for a large NLRB Ron Blakemore sides his regular pay of Carnegie Corp. task force. Hegenberger Rd. and E. L. "Ed" Mallory $464,000, NorthwestAirlines The task force said many back pay award, forcing him Parde in Oakland, at 4:30 Michael J. Davis CEO John Dasburg picked parents cannot afford to take to sell out at a substantia loss. p.m. Meetings are still on Kathy F. Tindall up two bonuses last year: a a long, unpaid leave, even the first Tuesday of the Andrew G. Dudley performance bonus of though current law now re- la' Boycott Michelin: month. Treasurer $450,000 for leading the air- quires employers to offer it. Michelin-brand tires have Unit 3411, Chico, Chuck Davis line in a year when it lost Former Labor Secretary Ray been added to the AFL-CIO meetings will be onThurs- Communications Director $115 million, and a special Marshall, a task force mem- boycott list. The United Rub- day rather than Wednes- Eric Wolfe bonus of $750,000 for con- ber, said workers should re- ber Workers union reports day in May and June. vincing workers to accept ceive at least half their pay that French-owned Michelin Meeting dates are May 19 Published monthly at 3063 Cit- $886 million in wage cuts, while on leave, perhaps as has undertaken a contract- and June 23. The location, rus Circle, Walnut Creek, Cali- Labor Notes reported. After much as 70%. wrecking campaign at the also changed, is Mountain fornia 94598. Official publica- an uproar from the unions, factories of its Uniroyal- Mike's on Mangrove in tion of Local Union 1245, Inter- Dasburg said he would give OW Boycott Plumrose: Goodrich subsidiary in t.-mto. ivieeung ume re- national Brotherhood of Elec- back the special bonus. Plumrose USA, a Danish- Opelika and Tuscaloosa, Ala., mains 7:30 p.m. trical Workers, AFL-CIO, P.O. owned meat company whose Fort Wayne, Ind. and I Any Questions?: "We labels include Plumrose, Kitchener, Ont. The boycott, Unit 3712, Santa Box 4790, Walnut Creek, CA Rosa, now meets at 94596. shift the cost of benefits to Elcona, Danola and Dak, has however, doesn't target our employees. We eliminate been added to the AFL-CIO Uniroyal-Goodrich tires-only Mary's Pizza, Piner at any wage increases. We re- "Don't Buy" list. About 125 Michelin brand tires, which Marlow Rd. in Santa Rosa. Second Class postage paid at Meetings are still on the Walnut Creek and at additional tire the older, more expen- members of UFCW Local 280 are produced at eight sive talent. We reclassify in Indiana were permanently Michelin plants in the US and first Tuesday of the month mailing offices. USPS No. at 7 p.m. 654640, ISSN No. 0190-4965. people as probationary to replaced after striking last Canada, all nonunion. `Appreciation Dinner' POSTMASTER: Please send Local 1245 steps up Utility Tree organizing campaign Form 3579, Change of Ad- slated for union reps dress, and all correspondence An Appreciation Dinner for he union stepped up Jackson in Amador County. ance work near Redding. to Utility Reporter, P.O. Box Business Reps. Gene its organizing activity Also contacting employees in The disparity between 4790, Walnut Creek, CA 94596. Wallace, Rich Hafner, and Ed at Utility Tree with Stockton Division was Busi- union and non-union wages Fortier will be held 7 p.m., T new contacts from ness Rep. Jim Lynn. Busi- prompted one Utility Tree Single copies 10 cents, sub- June 3 at the Marysville Art Stockton to Redding. ness Rep. Mickey Harrington employee to ask: scription $1.20 annually. Club, 420 10th St. in Business Rep. Joel Ellioff issued authorization cards to "So how long do we have to Marysville. carried the union message to Utility Tree crews perform- wait after we join the union to Have you moved lately? If so, To make a reservation, call Utility Tree employees near ing transmission line clear- strike these bums?" please send your complete new Fran Zamora at (510) 933- address and your social secu- 6060 by May 27. rity number to the Utility Re- porter, P.O. Box 4790, Walnut Creek, CA 94596. Corrections Last month we incor- rectly reported the Local 1245 appointment to the Five-Counties Central La- bor Council. The new delegate is Ray Thomas.
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