Navy shipyard workers approve contract, ending strike
AP News • • nation
Key Points:
- Hundreds of employees at Bath Iron Works, a major U.S. Navy shipbuilding contractor, voted to approve a new four-year contract, ending a weeklong strike.
- The Bath Marine Draftsmen’s Association ratified the agreement after three weeks of negotiations and a week of striking, with the contract effective immediately.
- The union, affiliated with the UAW, represents designers, technicians, clerks, and engineers at the shipyard, and described the deal as a win despite not meeting all goals.
- Bath Iron Works is a key builder of Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers and continues to fulfill Navy contracts, although the company did not specify if the strike affected production.
- The strike occurred amid heightened defense manufacturing focus and ongoing U.S. military efforts in Iran, with the shipyard employing about 6,800 people overall.
