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| Energy and Environmental Contact: | Media and Press Contact: |
| Cristina Marquez | Gretchen Newsom |
| Environmental Organizer | Political Director |
| tel 858-569-8900, ext. 109 | tel 858-569-8900, ext. 110 |
Sierra Club Supports the Employee Free Choice ActMay 24, 2010 - The Sierra Club, the oldest and largest national environmental group in the country, supports the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) and has a new fact sheet that talks about why workers... Read more |
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IBEW 569 Welcomes Newest Members at Cosco Fire ProtectionMay 23, 2010 - IBEW 569 welcomes our newest members: electrical workers at Cosco Fire Protection. We welcome Cosco electrical workers in San Diego and Imperial Counties to IBEW 569. We are also ... Read more |
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Unions Working to Create Middle-Class Jobs in Green EconomyMay 18, 2010 - Micah Mitrosky is an Environmental Organizer with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 569 in San Diego. She is focused on the renewables sector and talked with... Read more |
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IBEW and NECA to Strengthen Imperial County Green Energy Economy with New Electrical Training CenterMay 6, 2010 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Senator Barbara Boxer, Congressman Bob Filner and Assemblymember Manuel Perez Applaud Training Center as Critical to Developing a Local, Skilled Workforce... Read more |
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Proposed Bill Would Protect Retirees in BankruptciesMay 3, 2010 - It wasn’t enough that auto parts maker Delphi declared bankruptcy in 2005, putting the jobs and benefits of thousands of future retirees, including members of Milwaukee, Wis.., Local... Read more |
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Home Electrical Repair Nightmare |
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Contractors State License Board Cements 15 Cases against Unlicensed Contractors |
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AFL-CIO and Affiliated Unions Creates Alliance for Retired AmericansMay 3, 2010 - Facilitates Lifelong Unionism Retired union members now have a vehicle for lifelong membership; an organization to fight for their legislative interests on the national, state and local... Read more |
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Young IBEW Members Speak Out at AFL-CIO ForumsApril 29, 2010 - Young Workers Rally Three weeks after being laid off from his job, Rafael Arredondo, 31, is sitting in a conference room in a Southern California office park, hoping to hear good... Read more |
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IBEW Retiree Clubs In the NewsApril 29, 2010 - Tom Bird was different from most baby boomer retirees who hang up their union activism with their tools. For two years, the Reno, Nev., journeyman lineman, a member of Northern... Read more |
