This has been an extraordinary year with many challenges, which we have successfully met, thanks to the perseverance of our shipbuilders. We look forward to a successful year ahead, as we safely continue our essential work delivering ships to the U.S. Navy. Watch our annual year end video as we wrap up 2020.
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A Message From Dirk on Schedule Recovery
Dear BIW Colleagues, Over the past several months, members of the Joint Schedule Recovery Committee have been working together to identify our production challenges as a shipyard and find solutions to improve our ability to deliver ships on time. Today, I am excited to announce that we are on track to achieve the three milestones Read More >
U.S. Navy Awards General Dynamics Bath Iron Works $146 Million Planning Yard Option
BATH, Maine – The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, a subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), a $146 million option to continue to manage ongoing post-delivery modernization activities for Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) destroyers. The contract runs through January, 2022. “The Navy’s exercise of this option gives General Dynamics Bath Iron Works the Read More >
ESGR recognizes Bath Iron Works’ Support for Employees in the National Guard and Reserves with Pro Patria Award
BATH, Maine – Today, the Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) presented General Dynamics Bath Iron Works with its Pro Patria award for making sure the company’s employees who serve in the National Guard or Reserves have the support they need in the important work they do for our military. The Pro Patria Read More >
Ratified Contract Announcement
We are pleased to welcome back our valued manufacturing employees and get back to the important work of building ships on schedule for the U.S. Navy. This contract reflects the commitment of all BIW employees to improve schedule performance and the economic package ensures that manufacturing careers at BIW continue to be among the very Read More >
Tentative Agreement Announcement
Late yesterday, the negotiating committees for General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local Lodge S6 (LS6) reached tentative agreement (TA) for a new collective bargaining agreement. The TA, which would serve as a successor to the contract between BIW and LS6 covering over 4,000 employees that Read More >