BATH, Maine - The union representing striking shipbuilders at Bath Iron Works is meeting with a federal mediator as the strike enters a third week.
The negotiating committee of Machinists Local S6 was to meet with a federal mediator Monday, and a meeting between the mediator and the company is expected later in the week.
Shipbuilders went on strike June 22 after 87% of those who voted rejected the company's final, three-year contract offer.
The labor dispute focuses more on work rules, seniority and subcontractors than on the company's wage and benefits proposal. Workers would've received pay raises of 3% per year.
