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Bath Iron Works Says No Impact From COVID-19 Amid First Case, Unions Push For Paid Time Off

Monday, March 23rd, 2020

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Bath Iron Works Says No Impact From COVID-19 Amid First Case, Unions Push For Paid Time Off

The second ship of the Zumwalt class under construction at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works in 2014. (Photo: Dana Rene, special to Defense Daily)

General Dynamics [GD] Bath Iron Works (BIW) said it has not seen any production work impact from the COVID-19 pandemic yet and is staying open for business amid its first positive case and calls from the union to temporarily close the shipyard. In a March 17 statement, BIW said they remain open for business to meet the national defense needs and neither the Defense Department nor the Navy directed them to stop work or otherwise relieved them from contract or…

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