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Navy/USMC

Bath Strike Ends With New Contract, Workers Return

Tuesday, August 25th, 2020

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Bath Strike Ends With New Contract, Workers Return

Commandant of the Marine Corps, and guests walk alongside the USS Rafael Peralta before the christening ceremony at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, on Oct. 31, 2015. (Photo: U.S. Marine Corps)

General Dynamics’ [GD] Bath Iron Works (BIW) and a union representing 4,300 striking employees at the Maine-based shipyard have agreed to a new contract following a two-month strike, both said on August 23. GD and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local Lodge S6 (LS6) announced a tentative agreement to a new collective bargaining agreement earlier this month. The new contract will run for three years until Aug. 20, 2023 (Defense Daily, Aug. 10). The strike began on…

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Congress

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