Striking production workers have started voting on a proposed 3-year contract at Bath Iron Works.
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Strike at BIW could end Monday, pending contract vote results
If a majority of Local S6 union members vote this weekend to accept a new contract with Bath Iron Works, the 4,300 union members will return to work on Monday.
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BIW, union negotiation makes steady progress in seventh week of strike
Bath Iron Works and its largest union had reached an agreement on eight contract articles as of Thursday, including one of the “main issues” of the ongoing strike.
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Two more BIW workers test positive for coronavirus
The BIW employee and contractor were last at work on Aug. 3 and Aug. 1, respectively, and have since been quarantined.
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Striking BIW union says rekindled negotiation has stalled
Details on the second meeting between Bath Iron Works and its largest union are murky, but union leaders said some progress was made before ‘bigger issues’ caused negotiations to ‘break down.’
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BIW, striking union make some progress in first meeting since June
Contract negotiations between Bath Iron Works and Machinists Union Local S6 will continue Tuesday.
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Bath shipyard union rallies as strike enters sixth week
Local S6 leaders and Maine lawmakers addressed hundreds of union members, now approaching their six week on strike, during a rally Saturday morning. Speakers reaffirmed the union’s call for Bath Iron Works to negotiate a fair contract for its largest union.
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Election opponents Sen. Collins, Rep. Gideon visit BIW picket line
Gideon and Collins, who will face off in the U.S. Senate race this November, spoke with union members and officials to hear their concerns about the ongoing contract between BIW and Local S6 that sparked the strike late last month.
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BIW workers navigate financial fallout during strike
After a month without wages, many members of the Local S6 union are taking temporary jobs to make ends meet during a strike that could drag on for months.
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Union signals move toward negotiations in otherwise stagnant shipyard strike
After a second meeting with a federal mediator, the largest union at BIW announced a first sign of movement the 5-week-old strike.