PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • February 19, 2025
The heads of four major labor unions, including the parent union of the local that represents many Bath Iron Works employees, called on President Donald Trump on Wednesday to boost American shipbuilding and enforce tariffs and other “strong penalties” against China for its increasing dominance in that sphere. China manufactured more than 1,000 oceangoing vessels in 2023, while the United States made fewer than 10.