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Who We Are
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MDA-UAW Local 571 has had a long history as a labor organization. It was founded as the Marine Draftsmen's Association. Port of New London, on December 18, 1939 as the collective bargaining agent for the designers, draftsmen, technical aides and engineering support clerical personnel at the Electric Boat Company in Groton, Connecticut.

The Electric Boat Company subsequently became the cornerstone of General Dynamics Corporation with the advent of the nuclear submarine in the early 1950s and has since been the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation. Read more...

Year in Review - 2008
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The year 2008 started off filled with promise, rumors of new work, the hiring of new employee, potential improvements in our Apprentice program and the design intern and school-to-career programs re-established. Unforeseen at the start of the year were the numerous changes our local would undergo in its leadership. Read more...

Maine Maritime Academy
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Electric Boat and the MDA-UAW have reached an agreement with Maine Maritime Academy (MMA) to offer design apprentices an Associates Degree program in Ship Systems Design Technology. The program is being offered to current EB design apprentices who have successfully completed the apprentice curriculum. Read more...

UAW Contract at Electric Boat
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Click here to view the 2006-2010 contract.