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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Patrick Whittle

Hundreds go on strike at major Navy shipbuilder in Maine over wages and benefits

Shipbuilder Strike - (Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Hundreds of designers, clerks and technicians went on strike Monday in Maine at one of the U.S. Navy's largest shipbuilding contractors.

The Bath Marine Draftsmen's Association went on strike at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works after members voted to reject the shipyard's proposed wage offer over the weekend. The union represents 627 workers at the historic shipyard, which has built naval ships in Bath for more than a century.

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