Workers held a demonstration Wednesday morning to show solidarity as union officials negotiate for higher wages, among other demands.
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Hammering their point home: Bath shipyard workers make noise in protest during contract negotiations
While a strike hasn’t been declared yet, the union plans to hold a rally outside the union hall on Washington Street in Bath on Wednesday at 6 a.m.
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Bath shipyard’s largest union threatens strike as contract negotiations falter
“If BIW doesn’t cease its union-busting tactics and come back to the table with a suitable offer, our membership will likely have no other option but to strike,” Chris Weirs, president of Local S6, BIW’s largest union, wrote Monday. “The last thing we want is a strike, but we are prepared to do so if needed.”
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Pandemic causes Bath, Brunswick entertainment venues to take shows online
The Chocolate Church Arts Center and Midcoast Youth Theater have kept audiences engaged through performances and tutorials.
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Black Lives Matter protesters march in Bath
A group of about 50 people, many young people, marched through the city of Bath Monday, stopping at the Sagadahoc County Courthouse, Bath Police Department and City Hall to protest police brutality.
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Maine Maritime Museum reopens in Bath with virus restrictions
Some of the museum’s smaller exhibits remain closed because they don’t allow for physical distancing, but new outside demonstrations of traditional shipbuilding practices including blacksmithing, boatbuilding and nautical carving are available.
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Kennebec Estuary Land Trust to hold alewife webinar June 4
Dr. Karen Wilson will provide an opportunity to learn more about alewives, its population and migration, and its interactions with other species in the Gulf of Maine at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 4, via Zoom, according to a news release from the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust in Bath. To register for the free webinar, visit […]
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Vendor at BIW tests positive for COVID-19
Bath Iron Works reports its third case, saying the vendor was wearing personal protective equipment at the shipyard Friday and is now in quarantine, as are two other vendors who were in close proximity to the person who tested positive.
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Bath restaurants allowed to open dining rooms, but many are taking it slow
Monday marked the first day since March that restaurants in Sagadahoc County could welcome sit-down diners, but some establishments are choosing to continue with curbside pickup instead.
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BIW workforce returns to ‘pre-COVID levels’ on first day back
Employees were required to come back to work Monday, or request unpaid leave of absence.