In total, seven BIW employees and three vendors have tested positive for coronavirus since March, according to BIW spokesman David Hench.
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Some Bath eateries rebounding after end of Bath shipyard strike
“From the end of March to two weeks before the strike, we were making 600 sandwiches per day for BIW,” said Angela Smith, co-owner of Midcoast Pizza and More. “Then the strike broke out and that stopped.”
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Return after 9-week strike going smoothly at Bath Iron Works
Mediated discussions are underway between the company and union aimed at restoring trust and promoting efficiency to get the shipyard caught up on the production of warships.
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Strike, pandemic further delay production at Bath shipyard
The USS Daniel Inouye, christened last summer, likely will be completed this winter, according to Bath Iron Works spokesman David Hench. It was originally scheduled to be delivered to the Navy about one year ago.
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BIW delays mandatory mask policy to October, gets mixed reaction from workers
According to the company’s health and safety policy, “Face coverings are required now for all salaried, Local S6 and [Independent Guards Association] employees, and will be phased in fully on October 5, 2020.”
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Union members eager to return to work with end of 9-week shipyard strike
The contentious strike of BIW’s largest union ended Sunday after union members overwhelmingly approved a new 3-year contract with the shipyard, allowing members to return to work Monday.
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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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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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BIW union accepts contract, ending 9-week strike
The 4,300 members of Local S6 will return to work Monday.
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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.