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Published
February 24, 2021

Bath considering parking restrictions to curb BIW traffic

Bath officials are considering a parking program that they hope will deter BIW workers from parking in the city's South End neighborhood.
Published
February 17, 2021

Maine congressman named vice chairperson of subcommittee overseeing ship building contracts

The subcommittee oversees naval acquisition contracts for military shipbuilding at Bath Iron Works and Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery.
Published
February 11, 2021

BIW COVID-19 case count climbs as shipyard awaits vaccine

Thirty-six new COVID-19 cases have been reported at Bath Iron Works since Feb. 1.
Published
February 8, 2021

BIW-built destroyer sails through second sea trials as shipyard sees a production slip

The future USS Daniel Inouye is the first ship in two years to leave BIW for sea trials.
Published
February 7, 2021

Injured BIW rigger released from hospital

Garrett Bailey, a BIW rigger injured on the job last month, was released from the hospital on Friday. The accident remains under investigation by OSHA.
Published
February 4, 2021

BIW union issues statement supporting Maine Med nurses’ unionization push

“It’s time we blow the whistle on the anti-union corporations that hire lawyers and spend big $$ to intimidate their employees for trying to form a union,” Local S6 leaders wrote Wednesday.
Published
January 31, 2021

Injured BIW worker’s condition improves, hospital says

Local S6, BIW's largest union, raised over $57,000 for Garrett Bailey, a BIW rigger injured on the job, who was reported to be in "fair condition" Friday, according to a hospital spokesperson.
Published
January 27, 2021

BIW rigger still in critical condition after injury involving crane

Union continues fundraising push to help worker and family.
Published
January 26, 2021

BIW wants workers vaccinated sooner, but won’t make vaccinations mandatory

Bath Iron Works argued its workers should be included with the over 200,000 Mainers in the 1B and 1C vaccination groups.
Published
January 26, 2021

BIW employee critically injured on the job, union says

The mechanic was injured at the shipyard Saturday morning, but the company and union declined to say how the injury occurred.