1245 International Brotherhood Of Electrical Workers Local 1245, AFL-CIO May 1990 XXXIX Number 5 Workers' living standards at stake California trade unionists unite behind Van de Kamp to regain a eight years of Republican when I'm through as gover- voice for working rule in Sacramento. Gov. nor no one will have to." people in state gov- George Deukmejian has con- "Working people have ernment, California sistently sided with big busi- been shut out of state gov- ttraderade unionists have ness in opposing virtually ev- ernment for eight years, and endorsed John Van ery attempt to improve living we've paid a big price for it," de Kamp for governor. standards and working con- said Local 1245 Business Van de Kamp, currently ditions for California work- Manager Jack McNally, a the state's attorney general, ers. delegate to the convention pledged that working people Unlike some Democratic that endorsed Van de Kamp. and their unions "will once office-seekers of recent "Deukmejian hasn't been a again have their hands on the years, there is nothing timid servant of the people, he's levers of power in this state" about Van de Kamp's cam- been a servant to the rich. He if he is elected governor. He paign. He openly pledges to fought improvements in un- was endorsed on April 19 by put organized labor in charge employment insurance. He INSIDE some 400 California AFL- of the state's Department of dragged his feet on Workers John Van de Kamp: labor's Election Guide CIO delegates representing Industrial Relations. And he pick Compensation. He abolished two million union members, promises to make govern- Cal-OSHA. Whose interests Pages 7-11 and was endorsed the follow- ment work for ordinary citi- medical care as well as hous- did that serve?" Scholarship Winner ing week by the IBEW Local zens, the people whose ing for all its citizens," Van de McNally noted that the un- Page 3 1245 Executive Board. needs were too often ignored Kamp told the labor conven- ion's by-laws make the Ex- Van de Kamp's clear sup- during the junk bond pros- tion. "In the richest state in ecutive Board responsible SMUD: Maintainino port for the hopes and aspira- perity of the 1980s. the richest country in the for evaluating and endorsing the Network Page 4 tions of working people "California has a moral ob- world people shouldn't have political candidates based on Defending the Right stands in sharp contrast to ligation to provide decent to sleep on the street and See PAGE TWO to Strike Page 6 Stringing Wire in Outside Line contract Apple Valley Page 12 Securing Decent goes to a vote Child Care Page 13 tentative three- replaces Los Angeles with the year agreement be- Riverside Dispatch Office. CALENDAR tween Local 1245 Health and Welfare contri- Outside Line work- butions by employers will be May ers and the National boosted by 25 cents an hour, 19 — PG&E Steward Electrical Contrac- while pension payments will Training Conference - tors Association will go up 50 cents. San Jose increase the lineman rate by The proposed agreement 45 cents in the first year and would allow employees by a 19 & 20 — Softball make other improvements if 75 percent majority to elect Tournament Gas T&D and Electric T&D workers at PG&E's Belmont approved by union members to perform work in four ten- June in a mailed ballot. hour shifts, if the customer Service Center wear black arm bands going into work 2 — Annual Poker Run April 23 to protest the random drug testing regulations Ballots on the proposed agrees. All overtime would mandated by the federal Dept. of Transportation. The agreement, reached April 17, be paid at the double time 8 — San Joaquin Divi- regulations went into effect April 21. were sent to members on rate. The change from regu- sion Pin Dinner (NEW May 1. To be valid, com- lar work hours to 4-10s would DATE) pleted ballots must be re- be limited to one time for the Members protest drug testing ceived at the union's post of- duration of the job. Four-tens 9 — PG&E Steward Local 1245 members resentment took visible form fice box no later than 10:00 would be limited to Monday Training Conference - donned black arm bands at with the arm-band actions at a.m. on May 21. through Thursday or Tues- Sacramento two Pacific Gas & Electric lo- PG&E's Belmont and Colma In addition to the first-year day through Friday. 9 — Yosemite Shop cations on April 23 to protest Service Centers. wage hike, the tentative Another provision of the Steward Conference Dept. of Transportation Meanwhile, bargaining agreement provides for cost- tentative agreement would regulations requiring ran- continued between Local of-living increases to take ef- permit either party to open 15 — East Bay Region dom drug testing of pipeline 1245 and employers over the fect on June 1, 1991 and June negotiations if health and Pin Dinner workers. methods for implementing 1, 1992. The cost-of-living welfare costs increase dur- 23 — PG&E Steward The regulations, which of- the DOT regulations. hikes will be calculated on ing the term of the agree- Training Conference - ficially took effect April 21, Union negotiators re- Consumer Price Index data. ment. The agreement also Santa Rosa have provoked resentment ported some progress in talks The proposed pact in- mandates that management among many local union with PG&E in resolving dif- creases subsistence travel and the union jointly seek members who view random ferences over the handling of pay to 40 cents per mile. The a change in the administra- 513 drug testing as an unaccept- urine specimens and oppor- agreement deletes San Fran- tion of Lineco, the current able invasion of privacy. That See PAGE FOURTEEN cisco as a dispatch point and provider. POLITICAL ENDORSEMENTS Unionists unite behind Van de Kamp From PAGE ONE their record concerning labor seemed to express the gen- issues. eral sentiment when he said: "Some of our members are "Diane Feinstein supports la- Democrats, some are Repub- bor from time to time as a May 1990 licans. In the privacy of the matter of necessity. John Van Volume XXXIX voting booth everybody de Kamp supports labor as a NUMBER 5 makes up their own mind matter of principle." CIRCULATION: 24,500 what to do," said McNally. In addition to the Van de "What the Executive Board is Kamp endorsement, the Cali- (415) 933-6060 saying is that only one candi- fornia AFL-CIO voted to sup- date for governor truly under- port: Business Manager stands the problems we face • Leo McCarthy for re- & Executive Editor and will give working folk a election as Lieutenant Gover- Union members discuss Electromagnetic fields (EMF) and Jack McNally fair shake. That candidate is nor. their possible health effects with representatives of PG&E John Van de Kamp." • March Fong 'Eu for re- as the two sides explore whether an agreement can be President Foreshadowing a no-holds- election as secretary of state. reached that would regulate the use of rubber gloving and Howard Stiefer barred campaign against his • Gray Davis for re-elec- barehanding techniques by linemen. Union members of Republican rival in the No- tion as controller. Executive Board the EMF committee are Jeff Schlocker, Terry Dickey, Dan vember election, Van de •Kathleen Brown, daugh- Mayo, and Business Manager Jack McNally. Jim McCauley Kamp called Pete Wilson ter of former Gov. Pat Brown Ron Blakemore a "so-called reformer" who and sister of former Gov. Barbara Symons "never saw a corporate tax Edmund (Jerry) Brown, for Propositions 118 & 119 Michael J. Davis loophole he didn't like." Van state treasurer. From PAGE TWO de Kamp reminded the union- •Ira Reiner, district attor- Kathy F. Tindall ists that Wilson, as a U.S. ney of Los Angeles County, draw new districts but would weakened or repealed labor Andrew G. Dudley Senator, literally rolled into to succeed Van de Kamp as be limited to adopting one of protections pertaining to un- Treasurer Congress on his sick bed in attorney general. many plans submitted to it by ion shop, prevailing wages, E. L. "Ed" Mallory order to cast a vote to cut So- Bill Press, a pro-labor me- those special interest groups health and safety, minimum cial Security benefits. dia commentator and former with sufficient money and wages, overtime, right to Communications Director Some unionists suggested member of the Jerry Brown computer sophistication to strike for public employees, Eric Wolfe that the convention should Administration, won the draw up plans. and apprentice programs. give a dual endorsement to California AFL-CIO's en- If the commission could The passage of Propositions Van de Kamp and to Diane dorsement for insurance not agree on a plan, a second 118 and 119 could very easily Published monthly at 3063 Feinstein, his main rival for commissioner. The Local commission would be ap- turn control of the Legisla- Citrus Circle, Walnut Creek, the Democratic nomination in 1245 Executive Board voted pointed to try again; and, if it ture over to the Republicans California 94598, Official Pub- the June 5 primary election. to give a dual endorsement couldn't agree, the state Su- and these attacks against lication of Local Union 1245, But the convention majority for this position to Press and preme Court would decide. working people would be im- International Brotherhood of clearly believed Van de Kamp to State Senator John Gara- The California Republican possible to stop. Electrical Workers, AFL-CIO, was the one for the job.
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