Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

A temporary hiring freeze — and the prospect of a slashed civilian workforce — are raising fears among labor leaders and the state’s congressional delegation.

The Metal Trades Council, the largest union at the Portsmouth navy shipyard, has concerns about potential budget cuts and what it will mean for thousands of workers who hail largely from Maine and New Hampshire.

The leadership of the largest civilian employee union at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard has advised members not to accept the Trump administration’s federal employee buyout offers.

The Portsmouth navy yard has long been one of the biggest employers in the seacoast of Maine and New Hampshire.

U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas, D-N.H., and Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, helped launch the bipartisan Public Shipyard Caucus on Friday.

The seven-year project will double the Portsmouth shipyard's capacity to handle the Navy's newest Virginia-class attack submarines.

The Navy has begun releasing documents from the investigation into the deadliest submarine disaster in U.S. history.A judge ordered the release of the…

A commuter van that transported workers in Maine to the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery may be the source of a new COVID-19 outbreak, the Maine…