US EditionHundreds go on strike at major Navy shipbuilder in Maine over wages and benefits
Union members rejected the contract over wages, insurance, and retirement security despite company’s offer of 23.8% wage growth, affecting 627 workers at a major naval shipyard.
- Hundreds of designers, clerks, and technicians at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works in Maine went on strike after rejecting the company's proposed wage offer, affecting 627 union members.
- Bath Iron Works proposed annual wage increases totaling 10.1% in the first year and 4% in each of the following three years, but negotiations failed to reach an agreement.
- The strike began weeks after U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth emphasized boosting defense manufacturing and amid the U.S. intensifying its war efforts in Iran.
- Bath Iron Works plans to continue operations during the strike using salaried personnel and subcontractors while union members continue picketing until a new contract is ratified.
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BIW Designers’ Union Heads to Strike After Contract Talks Break Down
BATH, Maine – Bath Iron Works and the Bath Marine Draftsmen’s Association failed to reach a new collective bargaining agreement after weeks of negotiations, pushing the dispute to a strike as the union’s prior contract expired at midnight Sunday, March 22. BIW said BMDA planned to begin its strike at 12:01 a.m. Monday, March 23, [...] The post BIW Designers’ Union Heads to Strike After Contract Talks Break Down appeared first on The Maine Wire.
Hundreds go on strike at major Navy shipbuilder in Maine over wages, benefits
Hundreds of designers, clerks and technicians are on strike in Maine at one of the U.S. Navy’s largest shipbuilding contractors. The Bath Marine Draftsmen’s Association went on strike Monday at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works after members voted to reject…
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