Hello Sisters and Brothers,
Talen CBA Extension – We had a discussion with the Company about the timeline for negotiations and starting before the Nuke outage. During our discussions the Company was not interested in starting negotiations till after the outage. The Company asked about an extension agreement and provided us a proposal for an extension. After several discussions and proposal exchanges the Company gave us their best and final offer for an extension agreement. We reviewed the Company’s final offer with Staff and our Talen Chief Stewards before putting the Memorandum of Agreement (“MOA”) out for our Members to vote on. The ballots for the MOA will be counted on March 21st. This is your contract, please vote and let your voice be heard.
Dues Structure Proposal – The proposal was read at our February Unit Meetings and will be read again, discussed and voted on by secret ballot at our March Unit Meetings.
Organizing Campaigns – Elections were held with the National Labor Relation Board for the following employees.
12/12/24 – Employees of Rentokil North America, Inc. d/b/a JC Ehrlich Pest Control business in Catawissa. Election results 11 Yes 7 No in favor of the Union. The following Members were asked and accepted to be on the Negotiation Committee; Branden Bucher Pest Technician IV, Robert Dent Certified Field Trainer I and Derek Dressler Pest Technician IV.
On February 12th we met with Rentokil management to discuss ground rules and schedules for negotiations.
1/2/25 – Employees of Safe Harbor Water-Power Corporation in Conestoga PA. Election results, 18 Yes 6 No in favor of the Union. The following Members were asked and accepted to be on the Negotiation Committee; Brad Herr Hydro Technician I, Tyler Reifsnyder Operator Station and Chris Skiles Technician I&C.
On February 24th the negotiating team met with Safe Harbor (Brookfield) for our first day of negotiations.
Congratulations to our new Members! I want to thank everyone involved, our new Members, VP/Assistant Business Manager/Business Representative Ron Webb, Business Representative Gene Lettich, Business Representative Jane Biever, Business Representative Ryan Harris, IBEW Third District Lead Organizer Mike McGee and IBEW Regional Coordinator Steve Rockafellow.
Legislative Update Meeting with PPL – One of our main discussions centered around Resource Adequacy. Resource Adequacy in the field of electric power is the ability of the electric grid to satisfy the end-user power demand at any time. The biggest concern regarding Resource Adequacy, is data centers, fueled by the growth of AI. The rapidly growing electricity demand from these facilities can potentially strain the power grid. We also discussed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Grant and staffing to meet the future demand for electricity.
Take care and stay safe,
Rusty
