Many Bath Iron Works employees took extended unpaid leave after the coronavirus outbreak started, but now the shipyard says its time to return.
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Lisa Savage: Tax breaks for corporations, or layoffs for teachers?
As the COVID-19 pandemic bears down on the economies of Maine, its towns and its schools, let’s get our priorities in order.
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First Bath-built Zumwalt officially finished, handed over to Navy
The Navy assumed ownership in 2016, but the Zumwalt wasn’t yet combat ready.
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BIW 3D prints face shields for health care workers facing virus
BIW’s three 3D printers have been programmed to work around the clock to produce 12 face shields per day for MaineHealth, the state’s largest integrated health care system.
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BIW, union extend contract for one month amid pandemic
The four-year contract between BIW, a subsidiary of General Dynamics, and Local S6 was due to expire on May 17 but it will now expire on June 21.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Union, Bath Iron Works agree to extend contract
The contract will be extended for a month while the nation is in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
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BIW says it will stay open despite plea from 72 lawmakers
Legislators acknowledged steps the shipyard has taken to protect workers, such as requiring workers to wear face masks, halting the use of private vans for commuting, and sanitizing workspaces, but said additional measures must be taken to protect public health.
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Sen. Vitelli: We must do better to protect health and safety of BIW workers
If the shipyard can’t implement the physical distancing measures needed to ensure workers’ safety, it needs to close.
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BIW requires workers to wear face masks, over union objections
Chris Wiers, president of Machinists Union Local S6, he’s concerned homemade masks made of cotton and other flammable materials are a severe safety risk.
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Sen. Vitelli: Safety, health of BIW workers must take precedence
Bath built is best built. That statement is as true today as it has ever been. The reason? The thousands of men and women who walk through the gates of Bath Iron Works every day to build incredible and technologically advanced ships that would protect our great nation in a time of war. Today, our […]