Huntington Ingalls Industries announced today that United Steelworker members at its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division voted 1,914-104 in favor of a new contract. The current contract expired at midnight on March 10. The new contract took effect March 11 and will run through July 9, 2017.
“ We participated in a productive process that yielded win-win results ,” said NNS Vice President of Human Resources and Administration Bill Bell . “ This offer contains solid improvements, is fair, competitive in the industry and worthy of our great shipbuilders. Establishing this contract will help Newport News Shipbuilding meet our ongoing commitments to shipbuilders and the U.S. Navy as we continue to build the world’s best ships .”
Highlights of the contract include:
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Press Release, March 14, 2013