Newport News shipyard union retracts call for on-site coroner
The union representing 10,000 workers at the Newport News shipyard is backtracking on their call for their employer to hire an on-site coroner.
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The union representing 10,000 workers at the Newport News shipyard is backtracking on their call for their employer to hire an on-site coroner.
The new neighborhood center honors Mary W. Jackson, who became NASA’s first Black female engineer and was an active member of the Olde Hampton community.
There will be a $15 annual fee to use the center, but that fee will be waived for people who live close by.
The tentative 5-year contract, if approved, would prelude a possible strike at Virginia's largest industrial employer.
Newport News Shipbuilding — Virginia’s largest industrial employer and a key player in the Navy’s modernization efforts -- has reached a tentative five-year contract with its biggest union.