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.
Bath Iron Works
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.
Ninth BIW worker tests positive for coronavirus
This marks the second contractor from BIW to test positive in as many weeks.
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.”
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.
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.
BIW, union negotiation makes steady progress in seventh week of strike
Bath Iron Works and its largest union had reached an agreement on eight contract articles as of Thursday, including one of the “main issues” of the ongoing strike.
Two more BIW workers test positive for coronavirus
The BIW employee and contractor were last at work on Aug. 3 and Aug. 1, respectively, and have since been quarantined.
Striking BIW union says rekindled negotiation has stalled
Details on the second meeting between Bath Iron Works and its largest union are murky, but union leaders said some progress was made before ‘bigger issues’ caused negotiations to ‘break down.’
Shipyard union says talks ‘breaking down’ with shipbuilder
Union Facebook post: ‘Negotiations appear to be breaking down as the bigger issues are being addressed.’