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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In BIW contract negotiations, union wants wage hikes, shipyard wants to get caught up
Tim Suitter, communications representative for Local S6, said Thursday that a strike is “always on the table” but the union sees it as “a last measure to get a fair contract.”
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Sen. Dow, Rep. Dillingham: Let’s take pride in and support BIW
Instead of trying to score political points during this crisis, Maine legislators should strive to secure more work for the shipyard.
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BIW president says production delays a challenge to company’s future
In a rare interview, Bath Iron Works President Dirk Lesko said the shipbuilder must be more nimble and catch up on a backlog of work to compete for new contracts.
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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.
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High cost, busy schedule prevented BIW from winning Navy’s frigate contract, analysts say
With the frigate contract lost to Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri, Arleigh Burkes-class destroyers are the only type of ship Bath Iron Works will build for the next decade, save one final Zumwalt class destroyer under construction in Bath.
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BIW helps Guilford-based company boost nasal swab production for COVID-19 testing
Bath Iron Works is manufacturing 30 machines designed to boost Puritan Medical Group’s production of testing swabs from 20 million to 40 million per month.
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BIW fails to get $5.5 billion contract to build Navy frigates
Bath Iron Works was one of four shipyards vying for the contract, alongside Austal USA of Alabama and Huntington Ingalls of Mississippi, but Fincantieri was chosen, which will build its frigate at its Marinette Marine shipyard in Wisconsin.