Sens. Susan Collins, Angus King, and Rep. Chellie Pingree toured BIW after participating in a keel laying ceremony for the future USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr., an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer.
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Bath shipyard signs new contract with Local S7 union
The new contract holds “numerous improvements to wages and benefits over the life of the contract” for the union’s roughly 200 members, according to a statement from BIW.
Drive-thru hiring bolsters BIW employment amid pandemic
Bath Iron Works has hired 444 tradespeople through drive-thru events so far this year, according to Director of Human Resources Services Allyson Coombs.
Maine lawmakers ask defense department for bigger shipbuilding budget
Lawmakers advocated for increasing production of Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, the primary type of ship Bath Iron Works builds, to help counter China’s growing fleet.
Navy takes ownership of latest Bath-built destroyer
The $1 billion future USS Daniel Inouye, constructed at Bath Iron Works, will head to its home port in Hawaii in several months.
Bath paramedics applauded for helping injured BIW rigger
Paramedic Robert (Shawn) Chandler, Paramedic Benjamin Huebler and Advanced Emergency Medical Technician Shawn Latulippe were recognized for helping an injured BIW rigger in January.
Injured rigger visits BIW to thank co-workers, union for raising $61,000
The Machinists Union is providing the funds to help a shipbuilder recover from a gruesome injury at Bath Iron Works.
BIW adding addition for employee breakroom, bathrooms
The three-story building will be located at the Bath shipyard.
BIW COVID-19 case count climbs as shipyard awaits vaccine
Thirty-six new COVID-19 cases have been reported at Bath Iron Works since Feb. 1.
BIW-built destroyer sails through second sea trials as shipyard sees a production slip
The future USS Daniel Inouye is the first ship in two years to leave BIW for sea trials.