
New England Shipyard Workers Blown Away by Locals’ Kindness During Shutdown
For six weeks, IBEW members at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard worked without pay, all the while worrying how much longer the federal government shutdown would last and how many more bills would stack up.
They had no idea they’d soon be summoned to the yard’s IBEW office and handed $1,000 each, gifts made possible by the generosity of Second District locals.







