BATH — Efforts to cut shipbuilding costs at Bath Iron Works amid continuing uncertainty about federal defense budget priorities have led to labor-management conflict that the leader of the largest union at the shipyard called the worst since a strike 15 years ago. “People are fed up with the way we’re being treated,” said Jay […]
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BIW delays Zumwalt destroyer until November
PORTLAND — Delays in installation, testing and activation of electrical systems will push back delivery of the largest destroyer ever built for the U.S. Navy from this summer to November, officials said Tuesday. While the future USS Zumwalt is 94 percent complete, the complexity of the project requires more time for tests and activation aboard the […]
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Former BIW worker alleges harassment in lawsuit
BRUNSWICK — A former Bath Iron Works employee who says he was harassed, routinely spat at by other employees and subjected to hate speech because he is of Palestinian descent and a Muslim has filed suit in U.S. District Court claiming the company violated his civil rights. The suit also alleges that the defense contractor […]
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BIW may not be able to rely on quality to keep contracts
BATH — The Maine shipyard now building three of the Navy’s largest and most complex destroyers faces a complexity of its own: What comes next? Bath Iron Works will enter major bidding competitions in the next two years that company officials have said the yard must win to keep up employment amid decreased demand from […]
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Bath Iron Works to lay off 39 pipefitters, 9 machinists
PORTLAND — Bath Iron Works on Tuesday informed its largest union that it would lay off 39 pipefitters and nine machinists Jan. 21 to adjust for changes in the trades need to complete its current load of warship work. After Jan. 21, the employees will get 30 days of additional work in other trades, BIW […]
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BIW gets $21 million contract to continue work on destroyers
BATH — Bath Iron Works has been awarded a $21 million contract to continue work on a class of U.S. Navy destroyers. U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree said in a statement Thursday night that it was a modification of a previously awarded contract for construction of DDG 51 destroyers. Pingree said the shipyard was already the […]
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Deckhouse for stealth Zumwalt destroyer arrives at BIW
BATH (AP) — A composite deckhouse for the second Zumwalt-class destroyer has arrived at Bath Iron Works in Maine. The deckhouse and helicopter hangar built at a shipyard in Mississippi arrived by barge on Friday. The structure will house radar and sensors, along with the bridge and combat operations center. The 900-ton deckhouse will eventually […]
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BIW lands contract to support littoral combat ship program
BATH — Bath Iron Works has been awarded a contract potentially worth more than $100 million to provide support for the littoral combat ship program. BIW is partnering with General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Austal, CDI and Marinette Marine on the planning yard services contract to support both variants of the ship — the Freedom […]
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BIW lays off 53 workers; union leader doubts ‘lack of work’ statement
PORTLAND — Bath Iron Works in the last two weeks handed layoff notices to 53 welders and shipfitters, more than half of whom were hired this year, according to a union official. “At the beginning of the year, they talked about hiring 600 and then 250 or 200 for the next few years after that,” […]
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Defense bill allocates $3.43 billion for BIW to build destroyers
BATH — The defense subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday passed the 2015 defense spending bill, which includes full funding of nearly $3.43 billion for the DDG-51 and DDG-1000 destroyer construction programs at Bath Iron Works. The bill, which goes to the full committee, includes $2.67 billion for procurement and $134 million […]