Navy shipyard workers approve a contract deal with Bath Iron Works, ending weeklong strike
The four-year contract includes a 28% total pay increase, capped health premium growth, and maintained flexible work options for over 600 union members, ending a five-day strike.
- Bath Iron Works and the Bath Marine Draftsmens Association reached a tentative agreement to end a five-day strike over health benefit costs.
- The proposed four-year contract includes wage increases of 10.5% in the first year and 5% in the following years, with top designers earning over $95,000 annually by the end.
- The agreement maintains three health care plans, caps premium growth at 5.75%, and preserves flexible schedules and remote work options.
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BIW Draftsmen agree to new four-year contract, ending strike • Maine Morning Star
Striking members of the Bath Marine Draftsmen’s Association. (Photo via Maine AFL-CIO)After a week-long strike, members of the Bath Marine Draftsmen’s Association voted Saturday to ratify a new four year agreement with Bath Iron Works. Trent Vellella, president of BMDA-UAW Local 3999, said in a statement after the vote that while the changes made to the contract since it was last rejected did not achieve all of the campaign’s goals, the improvem…
Contract Approval Ends Strike at Bath Iron Works
Hundreds of striking employees at one of the Navy's biggest shipbuilding contractors voted Saturday to approve a deal with Bath Iron Works, ending a weeklong strike. Members of the Bath Marine Draftsmen's Association ratified a new four-year collective bargaining agreement that goes into effect immediately, the Maine shipyard said. Approval...
Navy shipyard workers approve a contract deal with Bath Iron Works, ending weeklong strike
Hundreds of striking employees at one of the U.S. Navy’s biggest shipbuilding contractors have voted to approve a deal with Bath Iron Works, ending a weeklong strike.
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