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milkman
05-09-2008, 03:44 PM
Anybody know what the outlook is for Cal-Nev? Been on the out of work list for a month.

swetngblts
05-10-2008, 01:06 PM
That sucks, what local are you out of?

milkman
05-10-2008, 09:00 PM
Local 1245 is my home local, but with the apprenticeship we work all Cal..and Nev. Go figure work would be slow this time of year....I heard there are 22 cold apprentices on the books...and 15 hot...at least it's not as bad as the Washington-Oregon apprentice books....those have like 70 out of work last I heard.

swetngblts
05-11-2008, 09:41 AM
Most recent report

http://www.ibew1245.com/news-items/OL_Report_5-1-08.pdf

IBEW Local 1245 News
Posted: May 1, 2008
OUTSIDE LINE CONSTRUCTION REPORT
Our newly created Injured Workers Fund is steadily growing with an ending balance of $10,862.11 as of March 31.
Medical Benefits Increases: Lineco insurance is the benefit provided for outside construction members. Lineco announced major benefit increases effective March 1, 2008 listed below:
• Increases in the lifetime cap from 1 million dollars to 2 million dollars, plus a 5 thousand dollar annual payout after the life time cap has reached the maximum.
• Increase in the weekly disability benefit from $300.00 to $400.00
• Increase in the annual payout from ˝ million dollars to 1 million dollars.
There are other smaller changes/ increase listed on the web site: www.lineco.org
All of these benefit increase were gained without a policy premium increase. Policy premiums have not increased for two years now and the fund is very strong.
New Retirement Fund coming soon: A new 401k plan will soon be available for our outside line members to use to save for retirement as an addition to the existing NEBF, NEAP and the PBF funds. The new 401k will be an employee contribution fund only. The fund will be fully portable between employers. You can visit the NEBF and NEAP sites at www.nebf.com
Organizing: We ran a top down campaign with Underground Constructors, a Quanta Company. We were successful in reaching a Project Labor Agreement for 5.1 miles of underground conduit job in San Francisco. We co-sponsored a Job Fair in San Francisco to meet requirements of the City of San Francisco as part of the agreement. See the article entitled “Job Fair” on the Local’s website.
This project started April 15 and will provide seventy-five plus jobs for over nine months.
We also ran a top down campaign on a newly formed contractor, Martinez Pole Test and Tree Services. Owner Kathy Martinez has signed a multi year contract. She has around eleven employees and plans to grow to twenty-five employees. The company is working for Davey Tree that subcontracts to PG&E.
New Members pending application:
January 2008 = 312
February 2008 = 72
March 2008 = 171
Contract Negotiations: All of our construction contracts are in service. We have no open contracts and will not be re-negotiating any agreements in the second quarter of 2008.
Apprentice Report-
We currently have 331 outside line apprentices registered in our JATC program.
We have 2 apprentices traveling in our jurisdiction for work.
• 63 apprentices are working out of local 1245
• 228 are working out of 47
• 7 are working out of 396
• 33 are off of work (5 due to leave of absence, 1 due to disability, 4 due to disciplinary reasons)
We have graduated 7 apprentices this year to journeyman lineman. We have indentured 19 apprentices into the program
Work Outlook:
SMUD: T-line re-sag started
PG&E:
Moss Landing to Metcalf: 37 miles of double circuit re-conductor and re-insulated.
Various Substation upgrade jobs
City of Lodi: looking for Hiring Hall and full Linemen
March Dispatch Report:
appr
cable spl
equip spec.
grdmn
jry lmn
td/ug
strt light
WK 1
4
0
3
2
9
0
2
WK 2
0
0
3
3
14
0
0
WK 3
4
1
1
7
9
1
0
WK 4
4
0
0
4
9
4
1
WK 5
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
WK 6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
1
8
16
41
6
3
Current April Dispatch Report:
appr
cable spl
equip spec.
grdmn
jry lmn
td/ug
strt light
WK 1
5
0
1
7
19
15
2
WK 2
2
0
0
0
0
4
0
WK 3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
WK 4
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
WK 5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
WK 6
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
0
1
7
19
19
3
Out of work lists as of April 7, 2008
BK #
L-1
20
ES-1
0
L-2
41
ES-2
6
L-3
2
ES-3
7
L-4
9
CS-1
4
G-1
4
CS-2
3
G-2
10
CS-3
1
G-3
20
G-4
95