The Nation - News from July 2, 1985
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About 4,500 workers went on strike and vowed to stay out “as long as it takes to get a decent contract,” halting production of guided missile destroyers at the Bath, Me., Iron Works shipyard, a major Navy contractor. Union officials said the company is demanding a three-year wage freeze, steep reductions in medical benefits, greater ability to shift workers among job classifications and a two-tier pay scale that would start new employees at lower pay.
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