Bath Iron Works has started building its next Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, laying out the keel for the new ship this week.
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Bath Iron Works, union clear key hurdle in contract talks
Bath Iron Works and Machinists Union Local S6 reached a tentative agreement on subcontracting, which the union went on strike over in 2020.
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Posted inMaine, Nation / World, News, Politics
Top Democratic lawmakers threaten to roll back BIW’s $45 million tax break
House Speaker Sara Gideon and Senate President Troy Jackson suggest BIW it is not meeting job creation and wage requirements in a 2018 law, allegations that the shipyard disputes.
Posted inLetters, sj-web
BIW doesn't need tax credit
Maine’s Legislature is considering renewal of a tax credit for Bath Iron Works in return for BIW expanding operations and maintaining at least 5,000 employees. But the U.S. government pays BIW’s parent company, General Dynamics, handsomely. General Dynamics would be double-dipping. And I, paying both Maine and federal taxes, would be handing out money in […]
Posted inLetters, sj-web
BIW doesn't need a tax break
I can see the need for a tax break for a company that hires thousands of local workers, is not yet established and is therefore struggling to make a profit and needs a tax break to survive. But Bath Iron Works, whose parent company is General Dynamics, has steady, lucrative work in the military armament […]
Posted inOp-Eds, sj-web
Corporate welfare for General Dynamics
Maine politicians and officials should be working to protect and promote the interests and rights of its citizens. However, as a recent trial and pending legislation in Maine have clearly shown, some of these politicians and officials seem far more interested in advancing the wealth and power of an already extremely wealthy and powerful corporation. […]
Posted inLetters, sj-web
Tax break for Bath Iron Works
I wonder how people would feel if the wealthiest person in their town wanted to be singled out for a reduction in their property taxes? Someone who makes more in one day than they make in an entire year? Well, General Dynamics, the owner of Bath Iron Works, is asking Maine taxpayers to do essentially […]
Posted inObituaries, sj-web
Malcolm E. Davenport Sr.
PORTLAND — Malcolm E. Davenport Sr., 78, a resident of Fayette, passed away Monday, Oct. 23, at Maine Medical Center in Portland, surrounded by his loving family. He was born June 18, 1939, in Wilton, the son of Malcolm H. Davenport and Helen (Cox) Davenport. He was a 1958 graduate of Jay High School. He proudly […]
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BIW to start early negotiations with union
BATH (AP) — With labor tensions high and criticism over constructions delays, Bath Iron Works is getting off to an early start on negotiating a new contract with the largest union at the shipyard. The Navy shipbuilder told Machinists Union Local S6 that it wants to negotiate contract changes by year’s end, instead of waiting […]
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Pentagon agency casts doubts on BIW projections
The Pentagon agency that oversees contracts says it can’t rely on cost and schedule projections from General Dynamics Corp.’s warship unit in a $22 billion program to build three Zumwalt-class destroyers. The Defense Contract Management Agency wrote in an assessment that it “has no confidence in” the data because the unit, Bath Iron Works, hasn’t […]