Sixty Senators needed to vote to open debate on its version of the National Defense Authorization Act, but that vote failed 45-51.
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Maine Voices: Advent vigil at BIW recognizes that this is a time for peace
On the next four Saturdays, join us for an hour in Bath to raise awareness of the need for a disarmed world.
Bath Iron Works starts building latest Arleigh Burke destroyer for Navy
The cutting of steel at the shipyard’s Brunswick fabrication facility Tuesday marked the start of construction on the USS Quentin Walsh.
More vaccine mandate protests planned at Bath shipyard
The protest is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 14 outside the Local S6 union hall on Washington Street in Bath.
Small group protested vaccine mandate outside Bath shipyard over the weekend
Less than half of the demonstrators present were Bath Iron Works employees.
Navy secretary promises more work for Bath shipyard
Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro said the Navy hopes to give BIW a shipbuilding contract.
How will the vaccine mandate affect Bath shipyard workers?
Although shipbuilders at Bath Iron Works now have until early January to get vaccinated, the company hasn’t said how many workers might quit over the requirement.
Former BIW employee sentenced for workers’ compensation fraud
U.S. District Judge D. Brock Hornby sentenced Michael Collins, 63, to three years of probation and to pay $12,682.74 in restitution to Bath Iron Works.
Bath-built destroyer Inouye departs for Pacific
The ship will eventually make its way to Hawaii where it will be commissioned and stationed at Pearl Harbor.
Daughters of Carl Levin christen BIW-built warship bearing his name
The late senator from Michigan served as chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee and was an expert on defense matters.