
The largest union at General Dynamics’ [GD] Bath Iron Works (BIW), Local S6 of the Machinists Union, voted on June 21 to go on strike for the first time in decades. The union represents 4,300 of BIW’s 6,700 employees. According to the group’s Facebook page, the strike authorization won with 87 percent of the vote conducted online and over phones. The strike comes as the union rejected a new three-year contract. The union opposition to BIW’s contract offer focuses on…