The Machinists Union is providing the funds to help a shipbuilder recover from a gruesome injury at Bath Iron Works.
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BIW adding addition for employee breakroom, bathrooms
The three-story building will be located at the Bath shipyard.
Bath considering parking restrictions to curb BIW traffic
Bath officials are considering a parking program that they hope will deter BIW workers from parking in the city’s South End neighborhood.
Maine congressman named vice chairperson of subcommittee overseeing ship building contracts
The subcommittee oversees naval acquisition contracts for military shipbuilding at Bath Iron Works and Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery.
BIW COVID-19 case count climbs as shipyard awaits vaccine
Thirty-six new COVID-19 cases have been reported at Bath Iron Works since Feb. 1.
BIW-built destroyer sails through second sea trials as shipyard sees a production slip
The future USS Daniel Inouye is the first ship in two years to leave BIW for sea trials.
Injured BIW rigger released from hospital
Garrett Bailey, a BIW rigger injured on the job last month, was released from the hospital on Friday. The accident remains under investigation by OSHA.
BIW union issues statement supporting Maine Med nurses’ unionization push
“It’s time we blow the whistle on the anti-union corporations that hire lawyers and spend big $$ to intimidate their employees for trying to form a union,” Local S6 leaders wrote Wednesday.
Injured BIW worker’s condition improves, hospital says
Local S6, BIW’s largest union, raised over $57,000 for Garrett Bailey, a BIW rigger injured on the job, who was reported to be in “fair condition” Friday, according to a hospital spokesperson.
BIW rigger still in critical condition after injury involving crane
Union continues fundraising push to help worker and family.