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As the IAM’s campaign for a fair contract for more than 4,300 Local S6 shipbuilders in Maine continues, Bath Iron Works has decided to attempt to break the strike by calling in temporary workers.
Read morePouring rain didn’t dampen the Fighting Machinist spirit of IAM Local S6 members, families and supporters on the picket line as Eastern Territory General Vice President Jimmy Conigliaro Sr. joined IAM shipbuilders at Bath Iron Works (BIW) in Maine on Monday.
Read moreIAM Local S6’s strike at Bath Iron Works’ (BIW) shipbuilding facility in Maine continues to build support in the Machinists Union’s effort to get a fair labor contract that stops the company from expanding the outsourcing of good jobs and protects worker seniority.
Read moreMore than 4,300 IAM Local S6 shipbuilders in Bath, ME are on strike to stop the company’s continued attempts to outsource work to out-of-state contractors. The proposed contract, which also attacks seniority rights at the shipyard, was voted down by more than 87 percent of the membership.
Read moreMore than 4,300 IAM Local S6 members in Bath, ME could be forced to strike Monday following a vote this weekend on the “last, best and final” offer from Bath Iron Works. A major point of contention is BIW’s intention to bring in out-of-state subcontractors to perform IAM members’ core shipbuilding work.
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