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PublishedAugust 3, 2020
No answers yet after BIW, striking union meet together with mediator for first time
The last time union and company officials spoke was during negotiations in June, but communication stalled after BIW delivered its “last, best and final” contract to the union, much of which union officials roundly rejected.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2020
Maine Maritime Museum to offer alternative expeditionary learning semester
New educational program for sixth and seventh-graders begins this fall
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PublishedAugust 2, 2020
BIW could benefit from coronavirus relief bill
$250 million of the $1 trillion HEALS Act is designated for the “surface combatant supplier base program,” which could benefit BIW and its suppliers.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2020
Union, shipyard officials to meet Monday after six weeks on strike
Despite the strike, General Dynamics officials didn't express much concern during an earnings conference call last week. Phebe Novakovic, company chairwoman and CEO, said the ongoing strike “had an immaterial impact” on the company’s earnings this quarter.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2020
Council that represents Bath Iron Works unions endorses Gideon
Maine State Council of Machinists, who represents the shipyard's largest unions, Local S7 and Local S6, which has been on strike for six weeks, puts their weight behind the Democrtic candidate.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2020
Maine Voices: There is a nonviolent solution to federal snatch-and-grab teams, dehumanized law enforcement
A half-century of militarization has created police forces without connection to the communities they serve.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2020
BIW, striking workers to head to bargaining table
Bath Iron Works and the union representing striking workers are headed back to the negotiating table for the first time since a strike began more than a month ago.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2020
Oakland and New York men indicted on drug trafficking charges after motel bust
Eric Caswell, 41, of Oakland and Tarik Squire, 37, of Bronx, New York, were arrested Jan. 2 by Augusta police and Maine Drug Enforcement agents, who were waiting for them at the Super 8 motel in Augusta.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2020
Bath shipyard union rallies as strike enters sixth week
Local S6 leaders and Maine lawmakers reaffirmed the union's call for Bath Iron Works to negotiate a fair contract for its largest union.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2020
Election opponents Sen. Collins, Rep. Gideon visit BIW picket line
Gideon and Collins, who will face off in the U.S. Senate race this November, spoke with union members and officials to hear their concerns about the ongoing contract between BIW and Local S6 that sparked the strike late last month.
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