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IAM 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.
Read moreMembers of IAM Local 698 had not met an IAM Sister who recently passed from COVID-19, but they knew they wanted to do something in her memory.
Read moreTransport drivers for the Kennebec Valley Community Action Partners (KVCAP) program in Augusta, ME voted overwhelmingly to ratify their first agreement with the agency. The drivers provide transportation for low-income Mainers to medical appointments, drug treatment and work and will be members of Local S-89, District Lodge 4.
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