Who We Are
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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 - 2006
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The start of year 2006 was filled with emotion and anxiety
for the membership with rumors of Layoffs circulating around the
work place. Read more...
Maine Maritime Academy
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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...
"Our
unions have fought for aid to education, for better housing, for
development of our national resources, and for saving the
family-sized farms. They have spoken, not for narrow
self-interest, but for the public interest and for the people."Read more...