BATH — Bath Iron Works and its largest union have reached a tentative agreement on a four-year contract, both sides said Thursday.
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BIW, machinists reach tentative contract
The contract improves pensions and wages and “holds the line” on health care costs for employees, a union spokesman says.
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Bank of America names new Maine president
Bill Williamson replaces Betsey Timm, who served in that position since 2004 and will retire in June.
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Reaching out to the ‘unbanked’ in Maine
To attract a new batch of customers, KeyBank didn’t turn to the mega-rich, but instead it wooed the poor.
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BIW, union in last stages of contract talks as deadline looms
Bath Iron Works and union officials are in the final weeks of contract talks, with a May 20 deadline to reach agreement.
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Maine hospitals’ free care doubled
Maine hospitals have doubled the amount of free care they provide over the past five years as the weak economy pushed more people out of work and companies shifted an increasing amount of health care costs onto employees.
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Patients may not know how to get free care
Patients who may qualify for free medical care often don’t know how to get it or are too embarrassed to ask for it.
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Charity-care demands grow for hospitals
Maine hospitals have doubled the amount of free care they provide over the past five years as the weak economy pushed more people out of work, and companies shifted an increasing amount of health care costs onto employees.
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Patients can find it difficult to understand charity care policies
Patients who may qualify for free medical care often don’t know how to get it or are too embarrassed to ask for it.
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Bar Harbor Bankshares buys Border Trust Co.
Bar Harbor Bankshares, which operates 12 bank branches, said Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire Augusta-based Border Trust Co.