Defense Department terminates union protection for hundreds at Portsmouth Navy Shipyard
read more…: Defense Department terminates union protection for hundreds at Portsmouth Navy ShipyardLast week, Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth notified most of the unions that have contracts with the department that their collective bargaining agreements are terminated, including American Federation of Government Employees and the and United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, which represent about 800 civilian workers at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, in Kittery, Maine.