Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

During the federal government shutdown, the overwhelming majority of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard workforce is exempted from the furlough, leaving most of the 7,700-plus workforce at the navy yard no choice but to work without pay.

Dartmouth College tiene hasta el 20 de octubre para decirle a la administración de Trump si va a cambiar sus políticas para retener fondos federales. La universidad aún no ha dicho cómo va a responder.

The exemption was welcome news for the 7,000-plus civilian employees at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Many of those workers live in nearby New Hampshire and York County, Maine.

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.