Like your most reasonable columnist, John Balentine, I scoff at the idea that President Trump is a racist, as BLM folks say he is. This means that “the garish and obnoxious, blindingly bright yellow” block letters they paint on streets are pointless (July 10, “BLM mural sends the wrong message”). It is bad enough that […]
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Posted inTimes Record
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.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Midcoast Meetings: July 24-31
Editor’s note: Due to closures and cancellations prompted by the COVID-19 coronavirus, call ahead to see if meetings listed are still being held.
Posted inCoastal Journal, Portland Forecaster
Libraries chronicling personal impacts of COVID-19
A digital archive will allow future historians to understand what “people on the ground were experiencing” and how their everyday lives were altered during the pandemic.
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Striking BIW union asks Navy to confirm shipyard’s subcontracting demands
‘We don’t feel the Navy is pushing BIW to use subcontractors, but we’re not shy, we’ll come right out and ask,’ said Tim Suitter, Local S6 spokesman.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Union at BIW sends letter to Navy secretary, ready to meet mediator
The union representing striking production workers wants to clarify whether the Navy endorses the use of subcontractors, a key point of contention with the company.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Union, Bath Iron Works to continue talks with federal mediator
Local S6, the largest union at Bath Iron Works, has been on strike for nearly a month.
Posted inTimes Record
After a month of striking, little movement reported between Bath shipyard management, union
Bath Iron Works and Local S6, the largest union at the shipyard, still have not resumed negotiations as workers near one month on strike.
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Two species of rare beaked whales beached in Maine within weeks of each other
The first, a Blainville’s beaked whale, was found in York, while the second, a Sowerby’s beaked whale, was found in Phippsburg just a few weeks later. Local experts say these deep-diving whales should not be in coastal waters, but have no clue as to what brought them here or what happened to them.