General Dynamics: UAW Members in Electric Boat Unit Vote to Authorize Strike

United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America

GROTON, CT – At a high-energy rally yesterday, UAW President Shawn Fain and Local 571 President Bill Louis stood shoulder-to-shoulder with more than a thousand union members to announce a major escalation in the ongoing labor dispute at General Dynamics Electric Boat. The marine drafters — the highly skilled workforce responsible for designing the U.S. Navy’s nuclear submarine fleet — have voted to authorize a strike against their employer, mark…

Electric Boat UAW Union Authorizes Potential Strike Amid Negotiations For New Contract - Defense Daily

About 2,500 workers represented by the Marine Draftsmen’s Association (MDA) UAW Local 571 union might go on strike if the union and shipbuilder General Dynamics Electric Boat [GD] do not […]

General Dynamics: UAW Members in Electric Boat Unit Vote to Authorize Strike

Union members at General Dynamics Electric Boat unit voted to authorize a strike, the United Auto Workers said on Tuesday.The move comes amid an ongoing labor dispute post the expiration of the members' contract on April 4 at Electric Boat, a part of the defense contractor's marine systems segment…