A new bill aims to protect pay for public shipyard workers, amid an ongoing government shutdown and subsequent uncertainty surrounding pay for the civilian and military workforce. The Pay Our Public Shipyard Workers Act -- a bipartisan bill introduced Oct. 3 by Reps. Jen Kiggans (R-VA), Maggie Goodlander (D-NH) and Chris Pappas (D-NH) would ensure that funding is appropriated for public shipyard worker pay at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Puget Sound Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility and Pearl...
