Senate Bill Aims to Protect Shipyard Workers From Hiring Freezes, Layoffs

Senate bill seeks to protect shipbuilding jobs from workforce cuts

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has introduced legislation to shield America’s public shipyards from hiring freezes and mass layoffs.

Senate bill aims to protect shipyard workers from hiring freezes, layoffs

concerns about the impact of mass federal hiring freezes and layoffs on shipbuilding are prompting a group of senators to introduce a bill carving out an exemption for the workforces of the nation’s public shipyards

Bipartisan group of senators wants more protection for public shipyard workers

A bipartisan group of senators formally introduced a new bill today that would protect the workforce at America’s four public shipyards from hiring freezes and mass layoffs -- a move that follows workforce reductions at-large across the Defense Department and other sectors. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Susan Collins (R-ME), Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Angus King (I-ME) are behind the “Protecting Public Naval Shipyards Act,” brought forth before the…

Senators move to block Pentagon from laying off public shipyard workers - Breaking Defense

The legislation comes as the White House has slashed headcount at virtually every agency across the federal government.

NH, Maine senators aim to protect Portsmouth Naval Shipyard jobs

Senators Introduce Bill to Exempt Shipbuilding Workforce from Cuts

USS Greeneville (SSN 772) departs Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, in April 2024. Greeneville had been at the shipyard for a scheduled maintenance period since June 2021. Photo credit: U.S. Navy | Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Charlotte Oliver WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of New England lawmakers has introduced a bill in Congress to protect the shipbuilding workforce. U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), a senior membe…