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PublishedOctober 28, 2020
BIW shifts workforce to make space for new employees
Providing parking for its 6,800 employees has been a longstanding issue at the shipyard because it sits between the Kennebec River and a residential neighborhood and abuts downtown Bath.
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PublishedOctober 26, 2020
Navy analysts: Competing shipyard’s loss isn’t BIW’s gain
Bad news for Huntington Ingalls, the only other shipyard that makes Arleigh Burke-class destroyers for the Navy, doesn’t mean the Navy will be more inclined to give BIW future contracts to build ships, according to Navy analysts.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2020
Trump security advisor visits BIW, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
In his visit to BIW Wednesday, O'Brien spoke with shipyard management about boosting the company's production to help reach President Trump's 355-ship Navy goal, a promise he made in 2016.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2020
BIW continues hiring push but lengthy training hinders its benefits
Bath Iron Works will have hired 1,000 new workers in 2020, and is planning to hire 1,200 more next year, but the larger workforce won't immediately help the shipyard fight back against scheduling delays.
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PublishedOctober 14, 2020
Council representing BIW unions calls Collins to remove political ad about Bath shipyard strike
The Maine State Council of Machinists rejects a statement from a BIW employee that Collins "got us back to work," instead arguing Collins did not respond to the union's calls for help during the strike.
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PublishedOctober 6, 2020
Union council covering BIW workers endorses Gideon
Bath Marine Draftsmen's Association, United Auto Workers union Local 3999, represents 750 of BIW's 6,800 employees.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2020
Defense analysts disagree over whether Collins or Gideon is better for BIW
Some analysts said Sen. Susan Collins hasn't helped Bath Iron Works win contracts for new types of ships, while others argue that's out of her control, regardless of her position as a senior member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2020
10th worker at BIW tests positive for coronavirus
In total, seven BIW employees and three vendors have tested positive for coronavirus since March, according to BIW spokesman David Hench.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2020
Some Bath eateries rebounding after end of Bath shipyard strike
“From the end of March to two weeks before the strike, we were making 600 sandwiches per day for BIW,” said Angela Smith, co-owner of Midcoast Pizza and More. “Then the strike broke out and that stopped.”
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PublishedAugust 30, 2020
Return after 9-week strike going smoothly at Bath Iron Works
Mediated discussions are underway between the company and union aimed at restoring trust and promoting efficiency to get the shipyard caught up on the production of warships.
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