Posts tagged shipyard employees
Ketchikan Shipyard workers rejoin union after new operator said old contract didn’t apply
October 20, 2026 // Then the state changed operators. The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, which owns the shipyard, declined to extend Vigor's agreement in February 2025, and JAG took over on Sept. 19, 2025, as Alaska News reported. As Vigor wound down, its workforce fell from about 97 to about 18, according to the authority's project page. Local 23 argued that JAG, as Vigor's successor, had to recognize the union and honor the contract. JAG said it wasn't a successor employer and wasn't bound by Vigor's agreement, according to the union's account.
Pingree, Bellows blast DoD over ending bargaining with shipyard employees
April 22, 2026 // In March of last year, President Donald Trump issued an order indicating that it would be terminating bargaining negotiations with some unionized federal workers, including workers at the shipyard. At the time, the administration cited national defense concerns when issuing the order. This week, various media outlets are reporting that local workers’ unions at the shipyard received a notice on Friday that the U.S. Department of Defense was no longer going to be engaging in bargaining agreements with unionized workers.