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PublishedJune 24, 2020
Picketing in a pandemic: BIW union members forego face masks while on strike
Tim Suitter, Local S6 spokesman, said union officials are “trying to spread people out amongst facilities and limit the number of people in one area, [as well as] recommending social distancing and face masks.”
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PublishedJune 24, 2020
BIW accuses union of misrepresenting its contract proposal
More than 4,000 members of Machinists Union Local S6 went on strike Monday after overwhelmingly rejecting the company's proposal.
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PublishedJune 23, 2020
Bath shipyard strike won’t affect delivery of machines to Guilford-based swab maker
The shipyard's largest union launched its first strike in nearly 20 years on Monday, removing over half of the company's workforce.
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PublishedJune 22, 2020
BIW’s largest union out on strike
The Bath shipyard's largest union pickets over subcontracting, seniority.
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PublishedJune 21, 2020
Bath Iron Works’ largest union votes to strike
The impasse over subcontracting and seniority comes at a time when the shipyard is six months behind on production.
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PublishedJune 21, 2020
BIW’s largest union to go on strike Monday after rejecting contract offer
An overwhelming 87% of union members who voted, voted to strike, according to Local S6 representatives.
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PublishedJune 18, 2020
As contentious contract vote looms, BIW, union brace for possible strike
Local S6 union members vote this weekend to decide whether to accept the contract proposed by the shipyard, as well as whether to strike for the first time in 20 years.
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PublishedJune 17, 2020
Guilford company receives BIW built machines designed to boost production of COVID-19 test swabs
With the help of the BIW-built machines, Guilford-based Puritan Medical Group will double its monthly swab production from 20 million to 40 million.
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PublishedJune 14, 2020
BIW’s largest union rejects final contract proposal as clock ticks down
BIW’s final three-year contract offer includes an annual 3% pay increase, maintains current premiums on benefits including 401(k) and life insurance but would increase health plan co-pays. A union committee has rejected the proposal, putting negotiations in flux.
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PublishedJune 13, 2020
Union negotiators at Bath Iron Works reject final contract offer
The company says it presented its 'last, best and final' offer to Machinists Union Local S6 on Saturday.
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