DEC - Bath Iron Works

NEWS
BIW
December
2008
INSIDE
From the Helm - 2
Performance - 3
GD Marine Group Visit - 3
Iraqi Freedom Flag - 4
5 Star Compliance - 4
Health Checks - 5
BHW Reminds You - 5
Tobacco Free - 5
Retirees - 5
Employee Thank-Yous - 6
Performance Incentive - 6
Apprentice Graduation- 7
Mid-Coast Technology Visit - 7
The Ethics Corner - 8
Recent Contract Award - 8
Jobs for Morse Graduates - 9
Welcome New Hires - 9
Service Anniversaries - 10
Give and Get - 10
Toys for Tots - 11
Pipefitters Breakfast - 12
From the Helm
Dugan Shipway, President, Bath Iron Works
his month, I’d like to reflect on 2008 in order to apply
what we learned to our future. So what did we learn
last year that we can take with us into 2009? Here are
some of my thoughts—I’m sure you’ll come up with many of
your own.
We learned from many sources, SECNAV, CNO, members
of our Maine Delegation, and the Chairman of General
Dynamics, being just a few, that we’re sending the right message to those who will make decisions affecting our future.
What we’re doing to improve performance on the Navy ships
we’re building—through team work, innovation, and raw
determination—has got a lot of people paying attention to us
for all the right reasons. As the next administration arrives in
Washington, we’ll have new people to educate. We must carry
our performance forward, on both our DDG 51 and DDG
1000 Programs, so we can deliver the same positive message
to them as we did with their predecessors.
We learned several things from completing our first commercial job in over 20 years in February as well as our attempts
this year to win the Coast Guard FRC-B and the Joint High
Speed Vessel contracts. These efforts confirmed that competition within the shipbuilding industry is tough and getting
tougher. Going forward, if we’re to succeed in bringing in
more of this non-traditional business to supplement our core
Navy work, we will need to open our minds to new ways of
working together that will help us go head-to-head with new
and different competitors.
Hard, graphic lessons brought to light the serious consequences of dropping our guard on safety, even for a moment.
Shipbuilders from other yards were killed in confined space
accidents; a Maine shipyard burned to the ground; we had a
serious fire event at our blast and paint facility. Just a few days
ago we had another fire incident in the bilges of a unit in the
Ultra Hall due to housekeeping issues. These all point to the
fact that safety is a 24/7 cause. With just a few days left in
December, it looks like we’ll end up reducing our Recordable
and Lost Time Injury Rates for 2008 by as much as 18% and
8%, respectively. Our 5-Star Compliance Program has taken
hold and we’re being proactive instead of reactive when it
comes to regulatory compliance. We made progress this last
year, but we owe it to ourselves to carry this momentum and
increase it in 2009. We can never let-up on safety.
We started the year talking about how good health can
make a huge difference in our personal and work lives.
Throughout 2008, we continued to emphasize that message
and I hope that each of us is a little healthier today than at
the beginning of the year. When you return from the holidays,
we’ll be a tobacco-free work place. By removing tobacco—
a known killer—from our shipyard, we will create a safer,
healthier and more productive environment for all of us.
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Paul Dedrick (D17)
Recognizing that for some this won’t be an easy transition, we’ve
taken steps to ensure that resources are available to help you.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation with this policy.
Finally, 2008 taught us—if we didn’t already realize it—that
change can come at an alarming pace. The economic climate
facing us as the year winds to a close is presenting difficult challenges for virtually all Americans. Many of our neighbors and
friends are being confronted with very serious issues. December
brings to a close another year of your personal generosity.
The individual and collective efforts of BIW employees to support worthy causes and give to those less fortunate is manifest
in so many ways, with the annual United Way and Toys for Tots
campaigns topping things off. Once again you have outdone
yourselves.
I’ve said many times before that I am proud to be your
president but I have never been more proud of your dedication,
your achievements and your generosity than I am today as we
end another successful year. Thank you for all that you do for
this company and for your communities. Believe me when I say
you are making a difference!
I hope you, your families and friends enjoy whatever holiday
season traditions you may celebrate. As you do, never forget
that many of our men and women in uniform will spend their
holidays in far away, dangerous places defending our freedom
to do so. Take a moment to remember and thank them in
some way.
“TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE”
NEWS
BIW
Performance
November 2008
RECORDABLE INJURIES
Cumulative Through November 2008
900
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
800
787
LOST-TIME INJURIES
Cumulative Through November 2008
300
250
262
218
200
150
100
50
Improvement
Target
Actual
0
Improvement
Target
Actual
BIW NEWS is published monthly by the
Communications Department (D94) of
Bath Iron Works and is produced internally in the BIW Print Shop. Photos by
Mike Nutter unless otherwise noted.
The primary objectives of BIW NEWS
are to recognize the service, accomplishments, innovation and contributions
of our employees and to provide information on matters that are of interest to
our workforce.
Comments and suggestions are
welcome and should be forwarded to
Dixie Stedman at Mail Stop 1210 or
by e-mail at dixie.stedman@biw.com.
Environmental
Year to date (YTD) progress toward achieving
our environmental performance goals under
the Maine DEP STEP UP and other environmental programs is displayed as follows:
Equal to or better than YTD goal
Cumulative Through November 2008
Solid Waste
Hazardous Waste
Above YTD goal, improved
from prior year
Energy Costs
Facility/Shift
Information Call Line
Toll free information on facility status,
work shift delays, and cancellations
1-866-630-BATH
(1-866-630-2284)
Above YTD goal, not improved
from prior year
GD Marine Group Visit
said, “Mike is a shipbuilder first
n December 18, 2008,
and last. He likes to see the
Mike Toner, the outgoing
product and talk with the peoleader of the GD Marine
ple. His knowledge and guidSystems Group, and David
ance influenced the goals that
Heebner, his successor, spent the
we set for ourselves these past
day at BIW touring facilities,
few years and contributed to our
reviewing programs and allowing
success in reducing the number
Mr. Heebner and BIW shipbuilders
of hours required to build
to begin
DDGs for the U.S. Navy.”
to get to know each other.
David Heebner, formerly
At the end of December 2008,
President of GD Land Systems,
Mike Toner will retire as General David Heebner
will succeed Mr. Toner. Mr.
Dynamics executive vide president
Heebner served 33 years in the U.S. Army,
and GD Marine Systems group executive folretiring as a lieutenant general. He joined
lowing a 43-year career in shipbuilding. His
General Dynamics in 2000 and served as
impact on the industry has been significant
vice president of Strategic Planning where
and his leadership of the Marine Group, of
he worked closely with Mike Toner and
which BIW is a part, was “good news for
Dugan Shipway on Marine Group shipBIW,” according to Dugan Shipway. He also
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building issues. Later, he was GD senior
vice president Planning and Development
before becoming president of GD Land
Systems where he has served since July
2005.
On learning of Dave Heebner’s new
role at General Dynamics, Dugan remarked,
“We are blessed to have a superb leader,
manager, and strategic thinker as the executive vice president of the Marine Group as
we start 2009. I look forward to working
with him again.”
The GD Marine Systems group
includes three shipyards, Electric Boat,
NASSCO and BIW which together employ
approximately 20,000 employees.
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BIW NEWS December 2008 3
Iraqi Freedom Flag Comes to BIW
aul Dedrick’s (D17) son, T/Sgt
Dennis Dedrick recently returned
to Iraq. One year ago, he arranged
to have the flag shown in this photo
flown in BIW’s honor over the Mayor
Cell Det 1 Garrison Command
Headquarters, Life Support Area (LSA)
Anaconda, Balad, Iraq during Operation
Iraqi Freedom. The flag was returned
safely and delivered to Paul Dedrick.
On December 8, 2008, Paul presented
the flag to Dugan Shipway who accepted
it on behalf of BIW. The flag was subsequently flown at BIW in late December
2008 and will be preserved and placed
on display at a prominent BIW location.
Flags acquire history and symbolism
as a result of where they are flown or
carried. The most common example is
the large number of American flags
which are flown over the U.S. Capitol
every year and then transferred into
private hands through the offices of
elected representatives. Another example
is the BIW house flags which are flown
on sea trials and often sought by the
ship’s plankowners.
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5 Star
Compliance
he 5-Star Compliance Program
includes compliance training,
correction, and ongoing oversight
designed to improve our regulatory compliance and ensure everyone’s safety on
the job.
The goal for each work area, noted
on the left side of the chart, is to earn
and maintain certification in all five
categories shown at the top. In midNovember, 82% of the total number of
compliance areas have achieved and are
maintaining compliance status.
Status is reported by colored symbols
as explained in the legend. An area may
be in compliance (green), involved in the
assessment process (yellow), preparing
for assessment (gray), or it may have
failed to maintain its certification (red).
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The tradition of receiving a previously flown flag often connects ordinary
citizens with extraordinary events. BIW
is honored to receive an American flag
which flew in Iraq.
Dugan Shipway, left, accepted the
flag on behalf of BIW from Paul
Derrick, center. Russ Connell is
shown to the right.
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LLTF/Hyde South
ABC Plat
H 502 (DDG 106)
H 503 (DDG 108)
H 504 (DDG 109)
Rigging/Carpenter/South Hyde Shops
P0II/Ultra hall
EBMF
Hardings
ACE/CW
Bath Warehouses
Blast I, II, III
Aluminum Shop
Assembly Building
Panel Line
5-Skids
Machine/Intake-Uptake/Strut shops
Facilities
Compliant
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Engaged in Assessment
Preparing for Assessment
Lost Star
November 2008
Check Again
Retirees
Dept.
Name
15-00
John R. Williams Jr.
20 Years, 10 Months
Pipefitter III
19-00
Richard E. Gray
27 Years, 6 Months
Electrician III
19-00
Maurice B. Penney
20 Years, 1 Month
Maintenance Custodian III
20-00
Jefferson F. Rowe
30 Years, 8 Months
Maintenance Pipefitter III
20-00
Carroll H. Gilpatrick
10 Years, 2 Months
Principal, Engineering
45-05
Sue E. Darling
21 Years, 1 Month
Administrative Technician
66-00
John P. Cote
20 Years, 7 Months
Insulator III
87-00
John M. Conrad
21 Years, 2 Months
Designer 3rd Class
Health screening sessions at MSC in December.
nfortunately, many people at risk
for serious illness are not aware of
it, which is why understanding your
health risks can be the first step towards
improving your health. During September
and October 2008, nearly 1500 BIW
employees took that first step by getting a
no cost, onsite health screening. Make-up
screenings were held in early December for
employees who did not receive one earlier
this fall.
If you learned that you were not quite at
your target number in one or more areas,
you’re not alone. Based on aggregate numbers of the employees screened, the top
three areas for improvement are blood pressure, total/HDL (“good” cholesterol) ratio
and body mass index. The good news is
that there are things you can do to help
improve your health score.
If you participated in a screening, you
received written results and completed a
“goal card” regarding your health risks with
the help of the health coach who interviewed you. Take a look at the information
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provided with your health scores which
included an explanation of the risk factors
and some tips and suggestions to help you
make your target numbers.
If you didn’t participate in the health
screenings or would like information on
available programs like Cigna Well Aware
for Better HealthTM for help with conditions
such as high blood pressure, cholesterol and
weight complications, contact the Benefits
Help Desk at ext. 2527 or Cigna at 1-888551-4072 or visit www.mycigna.com.
For those who participated, thanks for
making your health a priority. Use your
numbers to take or update your health risk
assessment at www.mycigna.com or schedule a preventive visit with your primary
care physician and share your results.
Employees were asked what health topics they were most interested in seeing as
onsite programs or activities. The top three
suggestions were healthy eating, physical
activity and building resiliency. So stay
tuned as plans are underway to address
these topics.
BHWReminds You
MASTER VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
Big Brother, Big Sisters, Arthritis Foundation and the Football
League for Lewiston Youth are just a few of the organizations
who received a $150 donation from our Master Volunteer
Program. If you or someone you know volunteers, nominate
them for a chance to win $150 for their volunteer organization.
A nomination card is available on the Building Healthy Ways
website. View the website from the BIW intranet or logon to
www.gdbiw.com/bhw. The ID is bhw and the password is
healthy. Contact Phyllis Wolfe at ext. 2915 with any questions.
BIW IS
TOBACCO-FREE
JANUARY 5, 2009
Need to Quit?
Help is available. For more
information call 2527 or 4294.
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BIW NEWS December 2008 5
Employees Say Thank You
n addition to the generosity which
our work force expresses through
United Way, frequent gate collections and this month, Toys for Tots,
BIW people open their hearts when
others are experiencing difficulties.
Several individuals and family members
provided the following appreciations of
their co-workers’ responses to personal
events.
Jean Belanger (D62) offers his
heartfelt thanks for the many expressions of sympathy and concern which
he received surrounding the illness and
loss of his wife, Evelyn, in October
2008. Jean’s job as a shipfitter takes
him throughout the shipyard and he
said the kindness of so many people
was much appreciated during this time.
Lisa Thrasher and her family want
to thank the BIW people who contacted them regarding the loss of her
husband, Darrell Thrasher in
November 2008. Darryl was a D10
Leadman and 29-year employee.
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She sent this note:
Dear Friends. My children and I want
to let you all know how much we
appreciate everything you have done for
Darrell and for our family. Darrell
truly enjoyed your visits to our home
when he was going through treatment
and recovering from surgery. Your company brightened his day. We knew that
Darrell had touched many people while
he was at the yard. After his death, we
were overwhelmed by your support. I
loved hearing all of the stories you told
me about things he had done at work,
and we thank you for your generous gift
to our family. Your friendship and support have made it easier to get through
everything. All of you are very special
people and there aren’t enough words to
express our feelings. Thank you!
Jim Lawrence (D10) and his wife, Inez,
would like to thank those who offered kind
words and more when his son and family
lost their South Paris home in a house fire
in October 2008. Tom Lawrence previously
worked as a P-10 at BIW and knew a lot of
people as a result. Jim said:
I was surprised by how many people
came up to me and asked if this incident, which was reported on several television news programs, was my son's
home. Many spontaneously asked if
they could give me something to help
them out. I was quite touched since it
had been a year since Tom worked here.
We also want to thank Monique
Howard (D66) and Dana Burnham
(27) for organizing a collection. Their
concern and willingness to help others
has benefited many BIW families in the
past and in this case, meant a lot to our
family.
Jim notes that the Red Cross also
responded very quickly, providing food
through the night for the firefighters and
temporary housing. Tom and his family
plan to return “home” next year when the
house is rebuilt.
Performance Incentive
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DECEMBER 7, 2008
150.0%
Cost Performance Index
hree data points per hull are shown
in the Performance Incentive chart:
Cumulative Performance to Date
(solid column); Future Performance
Required to Achieve Level 1 Goal (blue bar);
and Future Performance Required to
Achieve Level 2 Goal (black bar). Performance Required values change month to
month to reflect performance during the
period.
The Performance Incentive Program
includes a payout of $750 per employee
upon achieving the Hull 502 Stockdale
Level 1 performance goal. Payout amounts
for all hulls can be found in BIW Bulletin
09-07A, available on the BIW Intranet.
Performance incentives are paid to all
employees at sailaway and these planned
dates are shown to the right. Contact your
supervisor for more information.
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125.0%
100.0%
75.0%
50.0%
SAILAWAY
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Stockdale
Hull 502
Feb ’09
Cumulative Performance
Wayne E. Meyer Jason Dunham
Hull 503
Hull 504
Sept ’09
May ’10
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Lev 1 Future Perf Req’d
*Performance Required value exceeds the scale of the chart.
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Spruance
Hull 505
Jun ’11
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Michael Murphy
Hull 506
Oct ’11
Lev 2 Future Perf Req’d
Apprentice Class of 2008
2008 Apprentices with Jeff Geiger (l) and Dave Clark (r), include, l to r: Steve Reynolds, Joe Arsenault,
Chris Teale, Steve Williams, Audra LeBourdais, Tom McCormick, Eric Blais, Ben Popadak, Joe Ruzyckij,
Bob Lailer, Mike Carraway, Jeremy Beane, David Seeber and Mike Tainter. Not shown: Robert Lewis.
n November 20, 2008, 15 apprentices of the Class of 2008 were honored at graduation ceremonies at
the Taste of Maine restaurant and recognized for successfully concluding their 4year, 8,000-hour program of on-the-jobtraining and classroom academics. Many
proud family members and friends, as
well as members of the BIW management
team, were on hand to congratulate the
apprentices.
BIW’s programs and apprentices are registered with the Maine State Apprenticeship
Committee which is recognized by the U.S.
Department of Labor, Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training. The academic program is accredited through partnership with
Maine Maritime Academy (MMA). Each
graduating apprentice receives a diploma
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from BIW, journeyman certification from
the State of Maine, and an Associate of
Science degree from MMA. Many of these
graduates participated in the MMA graduation ceremonies in May 2008
No 2009 or 2010 classes were launched
due to shipyard work fluctuations.
Following that break, however, the large,
54-member Class of 2011 began its course
of study and training one year ago and
there are currently 40 manufacturing, 13
design and 1 lab technician apprentices.
The newest group, the Class of 2012
kicked off their apprenticeship with an
all-day orientation at the new Employee
Development Center on December 2, 2008.
This class of 17 manufacturing, 28 design
and 2 Non-Destructive Test Technician
apprentices will get a lot of use out of the
renovated classroom and training facilities located in the former “telephone”
building.
The Apprentice program celebrates
over 50 years of high quality training
and education. Chris Teale (D25), a
recent graduate apprentice, said, “I
received a top-notch education, but the
best part is that I learned under some
of the best mechanics and shipbuilders
working today. It was a privilege to be
part of this program.”
2008 Apprentices & Classifications
Joe Arsenault, Jr.
Outside Machinist
Jeremy Beane *
Electrician
Eric Blais
Shipfitter
Mike Caraway
Welder
Bob Lailer
Carpenter
Audra LeBourdais
Electrician
Robert Lewis
Welder
Tom McCormick
Machinist
Ben Popadak
Electrician
Steve Reynolds
Tinsmith
Joe Ruzyckij
Electrician
David Seeber
Welder
Mike Tainter
Shipfitter
Chris Teale
Carpenter
Steve Williams
Machinist
* Valedictorian
Mid-Coast School of Technology Visits BIW
IW seeks to develop relationships
with students throughout Maine to
interest them in shipbuilding careers
at BIW. On December 9, 2008, students
from the Region 8 Mid-Coast School of
Technology in Rockland, shown above, visited BIW. The school, whose students are
drawn from 7 midcoast high schools, prepares students for post secondary education
or training, work and citizenship. Richard
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Barrett, a Mid-Coast teacher who
accompanied the group, sent Janet
Grondin (D49), who organized the visit,
an email saying, “Thank you! The students came away with a ‘WOW, did you
see the size of that… (reaction)’ They
also were impressed with the upbeat
feeling you and the others brought into
the room.”
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BIW NEWS December 2008 7
The Ethics Corner: Try the Ethics Crossword
Take the holiday challenge
and
review the General Dynamics Standards of Business
Ethics and Conduct (the “Blue Book”). The Blue Book
is available on the BIW Intranet site and at
www.gdbiw.com or request a copy throiugh the BIW
Ethics office.
Then cut out and drop off the completed crossword
puzzle in the Blue Book Challenge Boxes located at the
Maine Yard gates and all off-site entry areas by January
16, 2009.
All enteries will be entered into a drawing for four
$50 cash prizes! Winners will be announced in the
January 2009 BIW News.
✁
Cut out and return
Across
2. BIW employees must treat fellow employees equally, regardless of_______.
5. The Standards of Business
Ethics and Conduct is
commonly referred to as
the____________.
7. If an employee knowingly makes
false time charges, the employee may be guilty of a
__________.
9. Remember: when in doubt,
always _______.
16. BIW competes solely on the
______ of our products and
services.
17. A conflict of ______ occurs
when your private interests
interfere in any way with
the interests of the
company.
18. All _________ hazards and
accidents must be reported to your supervisor or
the Safety Dept.
19. _______________
we can make a
difference.
20. The “Blue Book” can be
found on the
BIW___________
and at www.gdbiw.com.
Down
1. Our reputation is based
on our ability to use
our_________ to generate
profits.
3. The Blue Book includes
information about both the
ethics and____________
aspects of business
conduct.
4. ___________ is behavior that
disrupts another employee
in his or her work because
they are a member
of a protected class.
Recent Contract Award
DDG 1000 Services
On December 1, 2008, the U.S. Navy
awarded BIW a $45.8M option for services
associated with the detail design and construction of the DDG 1000 Zumwalt Class
destroyer. This option modifies a contract
initially awarded in February 2008.
Services include configuration management and maintenance of class design
products; program management (risk,
business, finance, contracts, procurement
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and subcontracts, data and patent rights);
configuration and data management; class
system and ship integration services, production engineering services; and ship
system segment management. DDG 1000
represents the next generation of multimission surface combatants which will provide a broad range of capabilities that are
vital to the Navy’s twenty-first century
requirements.
6. The exchange of gifts in a
business context, may
appear as if __________were
granted.
12. Unwelcome sexualadvances and offensive jokes
are examples of__________
harassment.
8. All employees should
treat each other
with____________.
13. Excessive personal
e-mails are an example
of________ of company
assets.
10. One place to seek advice,
is the _________ Office.
11. Race, color, sex,
national origin, age,
religion, disability are
all___________ classes
by law.
14. BIW may _________
and filter internet use to
maintain and enforce its
policies.
15. Bath Built is _____ Built.
Jobs for Morse Graduates
Maria Morris, JMG Specialist (far left) led program participants as they pledged their commitment to the program at the Initiation and Installation ceremony
in early December.
aine’s public high schools, community colleges, the University
of Maine system and other institutions prepare today’s young people for
the ever more demanding jobs of the workplace. Without question, a high school
diploma is the cornerstone of an educational foundation that will enable young people
to meet the needs of the future—in shipbuilding and other careers.
Kevin Gilidart, BIW’s vice president of
Human Resources, emphasizes that fact.
He said, “Graduation from high school is
absolutely essential for someone to succeed
in today’s environment. Jobs are more
complex in terms of both the technical and
social skills that are required, yet too many
of Maine’s children never finish high school
and those who don’t are generally not prepared for the challenges they will face in
pursuing a career. We will need a well educated work force to lead BIW into the
future and we’re very interested in keeping
kids in school.”
William Shuttleworth, Superintendent
of the Lower Kennebec Region School Unit
(RSU 1) covering Arrowsic, Bath, Phippsburg, West Bath and Woolwich, couldn’t
agree more. “One of my primary objectives
is to significantly reduce the dropout rate
from Morse High School. Too many of our
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students are choosing to leave school before
graduation. That type of decision can have
far reaching implications and I have a
responsibility to help keep them in school.”
This summer, that shared interest gained
some traction when, after a series of discussions involving Dugan Shipway,
Shuttleworth, Morse High Principal, Peter
Kahl and many of his faculty and staff, BIW
agreed to fund the start-up of a proven program to improve the graduation rate at
Morse. Jobs for Maine Graduates (JMG),
has operated in Maine since 1993, helping
20,000 students graduate from Maine high
schools. JMG involves capable students
who are at risk of failure for any number of
reasons and deals with the whole student
by supporting academic performance as
well as teamwork, networking, social skills,
community involvement and personal
responsibility.
Morse’s program began this fall with a
full-time JMG Specialist, Maria Morris, and
30 students who applied and were selected.
On December 3, 2008, the students participated in the first JMG Initiation and
Installation ceremony at Morse. Standing
before an audience of their parents, friends,
teachers and guests, including Dugan
Shipway and a number of other BIW
representatives, they stated their personal
commitment to the program and began
a new journey. Peter Kahl, said, “I’m
absolutely thrilled to have JMG at
Morse because this program helps
kids succeed.”
The keynote speaker was West Bath
resident Rory McCarthy, an electrical
engineer who was afflicted with muscular atrophy at a young age. Having
literally traveled the globe on a handcycle to help others overcome the perception that disabled individuals are
limited in what they can accomplish,
his message to the students was, “I’ve
learned that the greatest disabilities are
the ones which people create in their
own minds.”
Also speaking at the event, Dugan
Shipway recognized that the students
were making a bold commitment and
affirmed BIW’s desire to help them
succeed. “I want to see each one of
these young people who spoke tonight
become Morse graduates. We intend
to stay involved and be supportive.
We feel like we have a stake in their
success.”
BIW News will provide periodic
updates on the JMG Program throughout the year.
Welcome
The following employees joined BIW during November, 2008. Please welcome them.
Name
Ames, Kenneth Eugene*
Beutler, David Arthur
Clough, Gary George*
Crow, Paul Charles*
Dept.
Name
Dept.
Name
Dept.
2000
1000
5000
0900
Dowe II, Richard Edmund*
Priddle, Scott Andrew
Ramos, Merwynn Anthony Mejilla
Rogers, Michael James
0900
0800
8600
8600
Russell, Bradley Eugene*
Shannon, Patrick Michael
Weeks, Dennis Steven*
1700
8600
5000
* Returning Employee
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November 2008
Service Anniversaries
Dept. Name
Dept. Name
40 Years
81 Janas, Stanley Joseph
Dept. Name
Dept. Name
43 Morey, Robert Gene
15 Cotton, John Patrick
81 Russell, Dexter Scott
66 Libby, Bonnie Gail
15 Furbush, Edwin Drew
86 Letarte, Margaret Bradley
66 Rogers, Mark Carter
15 Jensen, David Dale
10 Years
66 Wheeler, Robert Joseph
15 Mason, Delbert Ray
02 Charpentier, Roger Charles
81 Doyle, Richard Allan
15 McLaughlin, Jonathan Dean
06 Cunningham, Charlene Louise
24 Hart, Richard Joseph
81 Hamlin, Georgia Ann
15 Mellen, Robert Aeneas
06 Libby, Dwayne Preston
25 Jenne, John David
81 Johnson, Darryll Olin
15 Perry, Richard John
10 Binette, Jude Albert
27 Vaillancourt, Michael Thomas
81 Reno, Elzear Edward
15 Wallace, Scoville Richard
40 Slade, Marion Daniel Ashby
50 Rokes, Thomas Allen
84 Freve, Richard John
15 Workman, Dale William
43 Dennison, Troy William
50 Wing, Bruce Carlton
86 Arsenault, Donald Edward
17 Faucher, Daniel Paul
78 Davis, George Jeffrey
19 Hart Jr, Merle Elgin
87 Kritzman, Andrew Mark
35 Years
80 Toth, David Joseph
25 Years
91 Gould Jr, Arthur John
91 Main Jr, Everett Pascal
30 Years
07 Fenn, William Rust
19 Herrick Jr, Loren Dana
5 Years
01 Paquette, Michael Gerard
24 Murray III, Robert Thomas
26 Jarrett, Richard Allan
27 Bisson, Debra Lynne
05 Brackley, Matthew Robert
81 Lancaster, Paul Alan
27 Cole, Charles Ancil
07 Grant Sr, Richard Edward
86 Richardson III, George Dewey
27 Collins, William Carroll
13 Page, Adam Paul
27 Hart, Gary David
15 Sullivan, Matthew Glenn
27 Hynes, Patrick MacKinnon
19 Schanz, Anthony Scott
09 Garant, Mark Richard
20 Years
10 Taylor, Kevin Sumner
11 Cook, Phyllis Ann
06 Denson, Jeffrey Alan
27 Labbe, Raymond Roger
43 Johnson, Timothy Sean
15 Temple, Fred Michael
07 McCormick, Thomas Allen
27 Newcomb Jr, David Wayne
50 Campbell, Justin Wilson
20 Capano, John Paul
09 Auble, Don Vincent
27 Perkins Jr, Robert Stanley
50 Fyfe, Michael Conrad
20 Cromwell, David Allan
10 Cote, Jeffrey Normand
27 Wardwell, Eric Charles
50 Nichols, Philip Hildreth
20 Westerlund Sr, Jon Leslie
10 Galgovitch, Shawn Rockland
30 Grazioso, Dean Anthony
86 Gray, Edwin Ralph
24 Innes, Larry Wayne
10 Hamlin, Dale Howard
40 Kidd, Mark Robert
87 Martin, Brian Ronald
25 Perry, Patrick William
11 Creamer, Bruce Allan
50 Brzezowski, Stephen Francis
87 Perron, Justin David
32 Cloutier, Jules Adolphe
11 Mathieu, John Alfred
50 Tondreau, Anthony Neil
87 St Cyr, Shawn Michael
32 Ripley, Tracy James
15 Brown, James Alan
66 Knutson, Paul Anton
95 Mailman, Amy Lee
Give and Get
he BIW United Way campaign
concludes its efforts by drawing
names for fuel, gas and supermarket gift cards as incentives for various
reasons, ranging from attending a United
Way meeting to increasing your gift or
signing up as a new giver. Drawings
were held in late November and these
individuals received United Way incentive prizes.
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Raymond Alden
Trevor Foye
Glenn Kamppi
Daniel Perreault
Gary Alexander
Terry Freeman
Robert Lailer
Ricky Richards
Barbara Ames
Richard Gagnon
Andre Langlois
Peter Saucier
Michael Averell
Jeff Galipeau
David LaPlante
Tim Savasuk
Michael Batshe
Gregory Garnet
Brian Lashua
Steven Shaw
Greg Boulet
Peter Gibbs
Mike Lemay
Dean Snell
Marvin Capin
Jeff Gilman
David Marino
Nathaniel Spring
Clyde Carlson
Gina Glavine
James Mathon
Shawn St. Cyr
Paul Chase
Dan Gravel
Charles Matthews
Melinda Strout
Matthew Crowe
George Greeley
Sherman Mitchell
Stephen Tarbox
Greg Cummings
Barry Grinnell
Henry Moorhouse
Wilfred Thibodeau
Robie Davis III
Clayton Grover
Kristopher Mott
Dorothy Vachon
Jason Desjardins
James Guarino
Vincent Nadolny
Patrick Wermuth
Mark Dobson
Robert Hastings
Walter Nielsen
Ian Weymouth
Alan Doughty
Raymond Hilts
Ron Nygaard
Thomas Williams
Kirk Douglass
John Hoffman
Tom Otis
Lechee Wong
Robert Dundas, Jr.
Dexter Howard Sr.
Steve Page
Jonathan Young
Daniel Flaig
Guy Jasmin
George Painchaud
David Flanagan
Ray Johnston
Phillippe Paradis
Toys for Tots 2008
IW supported the U.S. Marine Corps
Reserves Toys for Tots campaign in
early December with generous contributions of toys and cash. Marines from
Company A based in Topsham assisted at
various gate collection sites and told us that
the BIW donations are a significant aspect
of their overall effort in Maine.
Toys for Tots was started in 1947 in Los
Angeles by Major Bill Hendricks, a Marine
Reservist and also the Director of Public
Relations for Warner Brothers Studios.
Walt Disney, one of many celebrities that
have lent their efforts to this cause in its
60-year history, designed the toy train logo
which is still used today. The Marine Corps
took the program over in 1948 and today,
it is an official mission of the Marine Corps
Reserves.
No one involved in this worthy endeavor
seemed to mind getting up early to stand
outside in the cold. Not when it meant that
Local S6 was able to give the Marines a
check for over $16,000 and many, many
cartons of toys representing gate collections
at all facilities.
Every year, Local S6 turns into a collecting machine for Toys for Tots, staffing all
shipyard locations on two shifts and working with volunteers from other unions and
other buildings to completely cover the
company. The primary gate collection was
supplemented by a company contribution
as well as a number of satellite fundraising
efforts.
For example, CROF employees started
thinking Toys for Tots ahead of the actual
collection day by issuing fundraising challenges between the different building bays.
As a result, they had a check to give the
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James Building collection (above) of new bikes
shown with building employees, U.S. Marine
Reservists and Santa. Debbie Bray, right, at the
North Gate.
Marines when they arrived dark and early
Friday morning which got everyone into a
good mood.
CROF volunteers organized by Greg
Shambarger (D87) included: Lorraine Burke
and Cindy Senkbeil (both D40); Karen
Lockwood (D82); Dick Braunfels, Kamma
Christiansen and Sonya Reed (all D84); and
Irene Babine, Mindy Brawn, Jonna CrockerWilson, Tracy Dalessandris, Flo Dionne,
Laurie Field, Sue Garneau, Milli Jewett,
Richard Johnson, Craig Lorom, Stephanie
Martin, Sarah Millet, Jan Olson, Joseph
Wayashe, and Savanna Veilleux (all 87).
Over at James, Joe Arsenault’s (D89) band
of bikes-for-kids enthusiasts raised over
$4,100 from their fellow workers which they
converted to 83 bikes and helmets. Joe’s
volunteers, Donna Matthews, Hazel Meserve
and Ray St. Pierre (all D86) once again
stretched donations with a stiff Wal Mart
discount that allowed them to pull off a
sharp collection of shiny bikes of all sizes.
All of these efforts help ensure that
deserving children all over Maine will
receive new, age-appropriate toys during
this holiday season.
Did You See the Ethics
Crossword on pg. 8?
It’s not cheating to check your
answers here and submit your
crossword for the drawing. The
point is to cause you to think
about ethics-related matters
and seek advice and assistance
when needed. Good luck.
CROF second shift supporters include, l to r: Dick Johnson, Sgt. Richard Serrano, Mary Cunningham,
Maryann Stoklas, Andy Fuller, Ed Dalton, and Milli Jewett.
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Pipefitters December Breakfast
n December 13, a large number of pipefitters and friends,
retirees and current employees
(shown above), met at the American
Legion in Topsham for the 18th Annual
Pipefitters breakfast.
The agenda included talking and
eating, no power point presentations,
no awards, no door prizes. There was
one incentive prize, however. Pipe
Shop Foreman and organizer, Tony
Clukey (D01), offered to buy breakfast
for “first time” attendees, and Allen
Sarvinas (D15) a new Pipefitting
Apprentice, took him up on it.
Some old friendships were renewed,
some tall tales told, and no one went
home hungry—a great holiday event.
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New Pipefitter. Right, l to r: Tony Clukey, Allen
Sarvinas and Dan Fraser. Far right, Retirees
include, clockwise from the left: John Chaffee,
Archie Pelley, Brad Belanger, Dick Snow, Dave
Snow, Don Leighton and John Chaffee Jr., who
recently retired from Electric Boat.
Father/Son attendees included: (l to r, top to bottom): Myron and Phil Skillin; Larry and Roger
Weathers; Roger and Roger Jr.,“Spider” McNelly; Todd and Ainsley McPhee; Sewall “Bud” and Keith
Thompson; and Tim and Rod Pearson.