tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83337257006325317632011-11-03T19:44:20.340-07:00Welcome to the IBEW ninth district California Local Unions site . This site is for the purpose of showing the activities of the retirees and families of IBEW retirees , and the locals . I will update the site when I get updates or comments from the 40 California IBEW Locals , and retirees , and families ( only ) . Please enjoy the site. Ken Rawles Sr. Santa Rosa ,Ca. redmtnman@yahoo.comK . Rawles Sr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08257978889019007203noreply@blogger.comBlogger241100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333725700632531763.post-90871994363768173062011-11-03T19:44:00.000-07:002011-11-03T19:44:20.388-07:00

Posted: November 3, 2011 IBEW 1245 website Ken Rawles  MIKE SILVA: STEADFAST IN THE CAUSE OF GIVING LOCAL 1245 RETIREES A VOICE Mike Silva speaks at a summit of retiree club leaders in 2006 to discuss retiree medical benefits.Mike Silva, the PG&E retiree who held the Local 1245 Retirees Club together almost single-handedly for many years, died Oct. 30. Silva, who retired around 1994, stepped

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02/25/2011 this is copied from FRIDAY ALERT ALLIANCE for RETIRED AMERICANS blog   http://ara.typepad.com/     Ken Rawles Nevadans rally in support of Wisconsin's public workers Post by Rita Weisshaar There was a great showing of union solidarity in Carson City! There were probably 300-400 people at the President's Day rally. They came from a wide variety of unions in Nevada who came

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This is from CONCORD MONITOR   Ken Rawles Attacks on unions hurt us all By Anonymous Created 02/25/2011 - 00:00 Letter Derek Martel, Concord As a registered Republican I thought the GOP stood for less intrusion in our lives. The attacks on organized labor are a direct affront to such a belief. Everyone has a choice where they work, private or public, union or non-union. If you accept a

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On Feb 22nd I arrived at the Sacramento State Capitol steps with my IBEW 1245 brothers to join the organized efforts by our other union workers & organizations including CARA ( California Alliance for Retired Americans) which I am a vice president and board member for IBEW Ninth District . I hear that there was close to 2500 of us gathered together to show our support for our brothers and sisters

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Written By, Robert Reich.Fmr. Secretary of Labor The Republican strategy is to split the vast middle and working class -- pitting unionized workers against non-unionized, public-sector workers against non-public, older workers within sight of Medicare and Social Security against younger workers who don't believe these programs will be there for them, and the poor against the working

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Posted: February 17, 2011 This is copied from the IBEW 1245 website   Ken Rawles WISCONSIN PROTESTS SWELL TO 30,000 AS PUBLIC SECTOR WORKERS FIGHT TO DEFEND UNION RIGHTS Super Bowl Champs Throw Support to Protesters Super Bowl Champs come out in support of public workers as massive protests continue in Wisconsin. After day-long protests yesterday (Feb. 16) drew as many as 30,000

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+PROMISES, PROMISES: 'Widows' tax' lingers • This article is copied from the internet AP on 2-09-11    Ken Rawles AP – Nichole Haycock, wearing both her and her late husband's wedding ring, shows a photograph of her late … By KIMBERLY HEFLING, Associated Press Kimberly Hefling, Associated Press – 28 mins ago WASHINGTON – Tens of thousands of the nation's war widows find it perplexing and

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Posted: February 1, 2011 this is copied from IBEW 1245 website Ken Rawles TIME TO HELP GOV. BROWN STAY TRUE TO HIS CALL FOR "LOYALTY TO COMMUNITY" Art Pulaski is leader of the California Labor Federation By Art Pulaski As I listened to Jerry Brown’s inauguration speech on Jan. 3, something he said struck a chord. “A Philosophy of Loyalty,” he called it. “Loyalty to the community

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Friday, January 21, 2011 2011 State of the Union edition of the Friday Alert Dear Alliance Activist, here is your 2011 State of the Union edition of the Friday Alert Alliance Members on Guard as State of the Union Address Approaches On Tuesday, January 25th, the President’s annual State of the Union Address will air nationally. When delivering his speech, President Obama may address

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Posted: January 16, 2011 copied from IBEW 1245 web site SURVEY SHOWS NEVADANS WANT TO REIN IN NV ENERGY. SUPPORT FOUND FOR: Creating Citizen Utility Board Requiring shareholder approval for executive salaries Creating public utility agency for delivering electricity and gas service A telephone survey of 1,000 likely Nevada voters conducted in early December showed that 82% of

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RED SKELTON'S RECIPE : For those of you old enough to remember Red Skelton, I think you will enjoy this e-mail. For those of you not old enough you will see what you missed. Either way, his humor was always clean and he was a great entertainer. A re-run of great 'one liner's' from the man who was known for his clean humor. I hope you get a chuckle or two reading them once more. RED

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Posted: December 30, 2010 This copied from IBEW 1245 web site  Ken Rawles editor ninth News UTILITIES SEEK FRESH TALENT FOR SMART GRIDS This story by Tom Zeller Jr. appeared Dec. 30, 2010 in the New York Times. GRANVILLE, Ohio — Speaking to a classroom of seventh and eighth graders at the middle school here, Lisa Magnuson shared a popular dictum from the power industry: if Alexander

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Posted: January 6, 2011 This copied off IBEW 1245 web site Ken Rawles editor Ninth News THE SHAMEFUL ATTACK ON PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Author and former US Secretary of Labor Robert Reich will appear at a Local 1245 organizing conference in January. By Robert Reich Robert Reich was the nation's 22nd Secretary of Labor. He will be a guest speaker at the upcoming IBEW Local 1245 organizing

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ARA  FRIDAY ALERT !!!!! Dear Activist, here is your January 7th, 2011 issue of the Friday Alert. As Republicans Try to Repeal Health Care Law, New Benefits for Seniors Kick In House Republicans are wasting no time trying to repeal health care reform. The new Congress convened on Wednesday, and the House Rules Committee met on Thursday to report a rule to repeal the health care law. The

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I want to wish everyone a Great New Year , and  the best for 2011. The next 2 years will not be easy for Labor . You can fight back though through your support of  your local , and  ARA , CARA , and NARA with their efforts of protecting Soscial Security for ALL! Have a safe holiday     Ken Rawles

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This is copied from the ARA Alert    Ken Rawles Dear Activist, here is your December 17th, 2010 edition of the Friday Alert Senate, House Pass Tax Cuts that Include Social Security Payroll Tax “Holiday” The House on Thursday night voted on the $858 billion tax cut package negotiated by the White House and Republican leaders. Lawmakers in both parties expressed unhappiness with aspects of

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This is a picture of my wife Carol and Myself with " Snoopy was temporarily placed in the gardens at that time " taken at Santa Rosa Luther Burbank Gardens . I was a volunteer gardener there , and now enjoy serving the IBEW Ninth district as a vice president for the California Alliance for Retired Americans ( CARA ). Please let me know about the things you like to do in your retirement years.  

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2010 is quickly coming to an end. The elections are over , and 2011 will bring more challenges for IBEW and Retirees and Seniors. Social Security is our battle to insure that it will continue for us , and our children and grandchildren in the future. Please suppo0rt your local and join or form a retiree club in your local.  I hope you all have a great Christmas and Holiday season . Ken

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I hope everyone enjoys your Thanksgiving Holiday with your families and friends . Stay safe and have fun !  Ken

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Posted: October 22, 2010 RETIREE ALLIANCE GOES TO BAT FOR SENIORS By Ken Rawles I wish to first thank Business Manager Tom Dalzell, and President Mike Davis and the IBEW Local 1245 Executive Board for allowing me to attend the California Alliance for Retired Americans (CARA) convention as the IBEW representative. The convention, held Oct. 12 and 13 at the Oakland Airport Hilton, was the

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Welcome back to the blog . I have been real busy with my CARA ( California Alliance for Retired Americans) & IBEW responsibilities with the 2010 elections , and activities for CARA . I am now again able to update the blog site .  2011 is just around the corner , and CARA will be continuing to monitor and push the legislature on Senior issues , and Medical coverage changes to a Single Payer Plan

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Revised: June 18, 2010 MEMBERS CRUSH CONTRACT OFFER FROM NV ENERGY HELP US REACH OUR GOAL! LET'S SHOW OUR UNITY! Members of IBEW Local 1245 at NV Energy sent the company's "last, best" contract offer into the dead letter basket with a resounding 93% of voters casting"No" votes. There was extremely high turnout for the vote, indicating deep member engagement in the protracted contract

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Hi Everyone,  I hope you enjoy this new Blog Site . This is Your site . You will need to sign up with a " Free " Google account if you do not already have one - it is easy . Please feel free to add comments to the Blogs . Please send me your comments and ideas so I can post your comments  . I would like to hear about your Retirees club activities , your Hobbies , and Volunteer activities . I know

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Welcome to the new blog for IBEW Ninth District California Local Unions . Please check in often to see the new activities and inputs from the IBEW Retirees & Spouses . I need your posts to keep the site interesting and useful for communications between the Retirees .It is easy just write up a post ( you may have to set up a Google free account to use the blog site)? I hope everyone had a great

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