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PublishedAugust 23, 2020
Political leaders applaud Bath Iron Works, union over new contract
Maine politicians – and Joe Biden – herald the strike-ending deal between BIW and its largest union as a step toward keeping the shipyard and its workers healthy into the future.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2020
It’s over: BIW union accepts contract, ending 9-week strike
The 4,300 members of Local S6 will return to work Monday.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2020
BIW union accepts contract, ending 9-week strike
The 4,300 members of Local S6 will return to work Monday.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2020
Strike at BIW could end Monday, pending contract vote results
If a majority of Local S6 union members vote this weekend to accept a new contract with Bath Iron Works, the 4,300 union members will return to work on Monday.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2020
Striking BIW union halts picketing in advance of contract vote
Union members will vote on the new contract online and via telephone starting Friday and closing at noon Sunday. If union members approve the new contract, the strike will officially end.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2020
Striking BIW workers confident new contract will pass
Seveveral members of BIW's Local S6 union said they expect the new contract, announced late last week, will be approved when it comes to a vote next weekend.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2020
Ninth BIW worker tests positive for coronavirus
This marks the second contractor from BIW to test positive in as many weeks.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2020
Trump aide: White House ‘didn’t micromanage’ Bath shipyard negotiations
Peter Navarro, assistant to the President for trade and manufacturing, said Trump instructed him to contact professionals to help BIW and Local S6 reach an agreement to end the ongoing strike, "but all the hard work was done by the negotiators."
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PublishedAugust 10, 2020
Striking BIW workers helped by local food banks
Many union members using the food bank said they’re feeling the pressure of two months of lost wages, but the lack of health insurance during the strike has been more financially and emotionally taxing.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2020
Union negotiators, BIW agree on contract proposal after seven weeks on strike
Union members will vote on the new contract proposal via telephone Aug. 21-23, according to the union. If approved, the contract would last until Aug. 20, 2023.
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