The meeting will resume at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 5. Those who wish to watch must email Bath City Clerk Darci Wheeler before 5 p.m. Monday.
Kathleen O'Brien
Kathleen was born and raised in Portland. She studied at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York, before moving back to Maine to begin her journalism career at The Times Record in June 2019. She covers Bath & Bath Iron Works, along with Arrowsic, Georgetown, Harpswell, Phippsburg, West Bath, Wiscasset and Woolwich. In her free time, Kathleen likes to read, listen to live music, and spend time with family and friends.
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BIW extends unpaid leave as worker attendance remains low
While the shipyard hasn’t halted production, despite calls to do so from union leaders and politicians, BIW leadership extended its unpaid leave offer to employees through April 10.
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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Bath council reaffirms trapping plan to combat rabies
Bath city councilors also voted to create a rabies response task force to research options to form a long-term plan to address the rabies outbreak.
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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.
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Bath residents call for rabies vaccine baits over traps
Peter Owen, Bath’s city manager, said a vaccine baiting program was reviewed, but not considered a viable option by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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Thousands in Midcoast lose power, no impact on Election Day voting
According to Catherine Hartnett, Central Maine Power’s spokesperson, customers lost power for about an hour Tuesday morning until an equipment replacement resolved the issue.