BIW is looking to layoff Local S7 surveyors and trades inspectors, according to BIW President Dirk Lesko, due to lack of work brought on by another union’s strike.
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Striking BIW union meets with federal mediator
The union said any movement toward resuming contract negotiations is halted until the BIW meets with the mediator.
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Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Bath elementary school teacher scores radio station’s ‘Golden Apple’ award
Nicole Levesque of Bristol, the June recipient of the 99.9 The Wolf award, was nominated by a Fisher-Mitchell school parent.
Posted inTimes Record
Bath expands downtown sidewalks for business, pedestrian use
The changes will last until Oct. 31, according to a report from the city.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
BIW strike continues into 3rd week with no resolution
Meanwhile, the company is hiring more temporary subcontractors to compensate for 4,300 machinists out of work.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Look for ways to celebrate safely in Maine on the Fourth
Even though many traditional events won’t happen this year, there are still ways to enjoy our national birthday.
Posted inTimes Record
Report: No animals trapped in Bath anti-rabies program had rabies
The $26,600 trapping effort also failed to catch any foxes, the species responsible for 18 rabies-related attacks on people and pets in the past year.
Posted inTimes Record
BIW loses out on $936 million destroyer contract
A contract for a third Arleigh-Burke class destroyer for the current fiscal year was awarded to Huntington Ingalls Inc. in Mississippi, BIW’s main competitor and the only other shipyard that builds that type of destroyer.
Posted inTimes Record
Bath man cited for driving truck into protesters at crosswalk
Bath police ticketed 83-year-old William Angell for failure to yield to pedestrians in a crosswalk after he allegedly drove his truck into protesters crossing Centre Street in a crosswalk on June 11.
Posted inTimes Record
Striking BIW workers will lose health insurance in midst of pandemic
Workers continue picketing and gathering after the shipyard announced Monday Two more workers have tested positive for coronavirus.