The plan proposes a hiring freeze and delaying technology upgrades to help make up for more than $500 million in revenue losses.
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Labor Day rally calls attention to need for aid during pandemic
In Portland, labor leaders and workers call for legislation to protect workers, assist state and local governments, and boost unemployment benefits for struggling Mainers.
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Union at BIW sends letter to Navy secretary, ready to meet mediator
The union representing striking production workers wants to clarify whether the Navy endorses the use of subcontractors, a key point of contention with the company.
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Union negotiators at Bath Iron Works reject final contract offer
The company says it presented its ‘last, best and final’ offer to Machinists Union Local S6 on Saturday.
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Front-line workers in Maine plead for more protective equipment
Groups representing Maine health care workers, firefighters and others called on the federal government and employers to make sure they are protected from coronavirus.
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Maine’s congressional delegation urges Navy to ease pressure on BIW to keep operating
The letter signed by Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King and Reps. Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden asks the Navy to apply the same standards to private shipyards such as BIW as it does to its 4 public shipyards.
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Major labor law overhaul sought by Maine lawmakers
Democratic U.S. Reps. Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden back a measure that would block right-to-work laws and bolster America’s struggling unions.
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BIW union hopes to sink subcontracting plan that company says it needs
The shipyard says it needs temporary workers to complete a backlog of military orders, but the machinists’ union says that would violate its contract.
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UAW counters GM’s offer in hopes of a deal
The two sides begin a weekend of negotiations to end a strike that began nearly a month ago.
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UMaine professor loses appeal in lawsuit contesting union representation
The economics professor at Machias wants to block a union from representing him in contract negotiations and plans to file to have the case heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.