31 August 2022
by Marc Selinger
BAE Systems builds the Amphibious Combat Vehicle in York, Pennsylvania. (US Marine Corps)
About 800 unionised workers who build tracked and wheeled military vehicles at a BAE Systems plant in York, Pennsylvania, plan to go on strike on 31 August at 1100 h local time amid a stalemate in contract negotiations, according to the United Steelworkers (USW) labour union.
The employees, who have been without a contract since October 2021, have not received a satisfactory offer from BAE Systems for a new contract, the USW said on 29 August. “We are not willing to accept a substandard contract simply because the company calls it a ‘final offer',” USW District 10 director Bernie Hall said in a statement.
BAE Systems spokesperson Alicia Gray said in a statement on 30 August that the company has put forward “three reasonable and competitive offers, with our latest proposal turned down”. Asked whether a strike would force the factory to shut down, Gray replied that “we have a plan in place to continue to execute our mission”.
The York facility manufactures the Amphibious Combat Vehicle, M88 Recovery Vehicle, and Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle, as well as the M109A7 self-propelled howitzer and its companion ammunition carrier vehicle. It also performs final integration of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle.
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About 800 unionised workers who build tracked and wheeled military vehicles at a BAE Systems plant i...