BATH, Maine (AP) — A strike by shipbuilders against Maine’s Bath Iron Works entered a second week Monday with no talks between the company and the union.
About 4,300 shipbuilders from Machinists Union Local S6 are on strike in a contract dispute that focuses on subcontractors, work rules and seniority. The union is less concerned about wages and benefits.
A Machinists spokesman said Monday the company’s offer last week to resume negotiations was disingenuous because the company agreed to discuss only select parts of the contract — but not the areas that are of concern to the striking shipbuilders.
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The strike began on June 22 against a backdrop of high unemployment and health fears during the global coronavirus pandemic.
The last strike, in 2000, lasted 55 days.
Bath Iron Works is one of the Navy’s five largest shipbuilders and a major employer in Maine, with 6,800 workers
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