The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers secured an updated three-year contact with NASSCO which included a significant wage increase and other advantages for union workers.
The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers secured an updated three-year contact with NASSCO which included a significant wage increase and other advantages for union workers.
NINETY BOILERMAKERS EMPLOYED at the NASSCO shipyard in San Diego stand to be reimbursed $212,405 for back wages and will see lost benefits restored following a November 30 decision by a state court of appeals affirming a trial court’s ruling that the company violated California’s WARN Act.
WARN stands for Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification. The act seeks to protect workers from being laid off without advance warning so they can adjust for a loss of income and related disruptions.
WASHINGTON — The shipyard presiding over the renovations on the amphibious assault ship Bonhomme Richard when it caught fire July 12 was awarded a $10 million contract modification for their efforts with firefighting and follow-on cleanup.
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The General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard on Monday delivered the largest combination containership/roll-on, roll-off vessel ever built in the United States.
MEMBERS OF LOCAL 1998 (National City, Calif.) will be involved in constructing advanced container ships powered by liquid natural gas (LNG), following a deal reached by General Dynamics NASSCO and TOTE Inc. late last year. The two companies inked a contract last December for the design and construction of two double-hulled, 3,100 TEU vessels serving the Jones Act market (trade involving shipping between U.S. ports).
NASSCO says the 764-foot-long containerships are expected to be the largest ships of any type in the world primarily powered by LNG.
NINETY BOILERMAKERS EMPLOYED at the NASSCO shipyard in San Diego stand to be reimbursed $212,405 for back wages and will see lost benefits restored following a November 30 decision by a state court of appeals affirming a trial court’s ruling that the company violated California’s WARN Act.
WARN stands for Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification. The act seeks to protect workers from being laid off without advance warning so they can adjust for a loss of income and related disruptions.
Boilermakers Local 92
2260 S. Riverside Avenue
Bloomington, CA 92316
Phone: 909.877.9382
Fax: 909.877.8318