Oil Drilling Boom Boosts Boilermakers, Other Shipyard Unions

Unionized workers at Aker Philadelphia Shipyard breathed a collective sigh of relief late last week with news that an agreement to build as many as eight new oil tankers has been finalized. The investment, estimated to be worth $1 billion, should keep the yard humming for the next four years. The contract to build the …

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