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PublishedMay 7, 2020
High cost, busy schedule prevented BIW from winning Navy’s frigate contract, analysts say
With the frigate contract lost to Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri, Arleigh Burkes-class destroyers are the only type of ship Bath Iron Works will build for the next decade, save one final Zumwalt class destroyer under construction in Bath.
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PublishedMay 4, 2020
BIW helps Maine company boost nasal swab production for COVID-19 testing
Bath Iron Works is manufacturing 30 machines designed to boost Puritan Medical Group's production of testing swabs from 20 million to 40 million per month.
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PublishedApril 30, 2020
BIW calls employees back to work as state begins to reopen
Many Bath Iron Works employees took extended unpaid leave after the coronavirus outbreak started, but now the shipyard says its time to return.
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PublishedApril 16, 2020
BIW, union extend contract for one month amid pandemic
The four-year contract between BIW, a subsidiary of General Dynamics, and Local S6 was due to expire on May 17 but it will now expire on June 21.
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PublishedApril 13, 2020
BIW says it will stay open despite plea from 72 lawmakers
Legislators acknowledged steps the shipyard has taken to protect workers, such as requiring workers to wear face masks, halting the use of private vans for commuting, and sanitizing workspaces, but said additional measures must be taken to protect public health.
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PublishedApril 13, 2020
BIW says it will stay open despite plea from 72 lawmakers
Legislators acknowledged steps the shipyard has taken to protect workers, such as requiring workers to wear face masks, halting the use of private vans for commuting, and sanitizing workspaces, but stated additional measures must be taken to protect public health.
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PublishedApril 6, 2020
BIW requires workers to wear face masks, over union objections
Chris Wiers, president of Machinists Union Local S6, he's concerned homemade masks made of cotton and other flammable materials are a severe safety risk.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2020
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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PublishedMarch 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.
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PublishedMarch 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."
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