The US Navy needs more ships. The workers building them are winning bigger paychecks.

Shipbuilding workers in California and Maine have won big union contracts for more pay and better benefits. Union members said the gains would help attract and keep more skilled workers. The US Navy needs more ships, and the shipbuilding industry depends on skilled workers to meet that demand. Recent contract wins are delivering better pay, benefits, and more structured approaches to introducing new technologies into shipyards, according to shipbuilders and union leaders who spoke to Business Insider.

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