Ingalls, unions extend contract

PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- Union members at Ingalls Shipbuilding agreed Monday to accept a three-year extension to their contract, taking the current agreement to March 2018. The agreement includes incremental raises and a bonus. The proposal was agreed upon by the company and the Pascagoula Metal Trades Council and local chapters of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, United Federation of Special Police and Security Officers and Office and Professional Employees International Union. The International Association of Machinists did not ratify the agreement, but the union has asked for continued discussion. (Source: Mississippi Press, Sun Herald, 12/01/14)