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Published
March 24, 2020

Only 41% of BIW workers came to work after first case of coronavirus at the shipyard

According to Tim Suitter, the communications representative for the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers local S6, BIW’s largest union, the low shift count was not a unified statement by employees.
Published
March 20, 2020

Navy calls BIW to remain open despite demands from Maine delegation, union

James Geurts, assistant secretary of the Navy pointed to the president’s coronavirus guidelines, which states "If you work in a critical infrastructure industry ... you have a special responsibility to maintain your normal work schedule."
Published
March 18, 2020

BIW adds temporary parking throughout Bath

Additional spaces needed after shipyard shuttle service suspended
Published
March 18, 2020

Bill Nemitz: In this time of crisis, not all Maine employers do the right thing by their workers

Their response to the viral outbreak says a lot about their priorities.
Published
March 17, 2020

Union leaders step up the call for BIW to close to protect workers from virus

Matt Schlobohm, executive director of Maine AFL-CIO, said BIW's 8,000 workers from all 16 counties come into contact with upwards of 100,000 people when they leave the shipyard's gates, meaning if coronavirus reaches BIW, it could speed the spread of the disease across the state.

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Published
March 16, 2020

Facing virus, BIW union demands shipyard give employees paid leave

Bath Iron Works, one of Maine’s largest employers, announced it will allow employees to take unpaid leave for two weeks without losing their job, but the union is pushing back.
Published
March 15, 2020

Sen. Collins presses Navy leaders on proposed reduction of Bath-built ships

Sen. Collins said the cut is goes against the 355-ship Navy fleet goal, which the Trump administration backed and Congress made law through the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act.
Published
March 12, 2020

It is uncertain whether Bath Iron Works would halt production in face of COVID-19

BIW brought an undisclosed number of employees in Yokosuka, Japan home who were assigned to help repair and update destroyers at the naval base. The employees must spend two weeks in quarantine before returning to work.
Published
March 5, 2020

BIW begins work on latest destroyer

The ship is named for Louis H. Wilson Jr., a US Marine Corps captain who earned the Medal of Honor for his heroics at the Battle of Guam in 1944.
Published
March 4, 2020

BIW could hear decision on Navy frigate contract sooner than expected

Bath Iron Works is one of four shipyards vying for the contract, along with Austal USA of Alabama, Huntington Ingalls of Mississippi and Fincantieri Marinette Marine of Wisconsin.