UNION MADE

USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)

USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77)

The United Steelworkers union has represented hourly workers at Northrop Grumman Newport News since 1979. Hourly pay rates range from $11.36 to $21.32, with many veteran workers making $19.46. Source.

At Work on a Redesigned System. Jack Disc of Virginia Beach works in a JP-5 jet fuel pumping station on the carrier. The jet fuel distribution system on the carrier is new. Photo by Adrin Snider/Daily Press

One big prop. Terry Dunn works on one of the 60,000-pound propellers. Photo by John Whalen/Northrop Grumman Newport News

Finding the Right Spot. Shipfitter Thomas Benbow welds the base for the mast atop the island of the carrier. Shipfitters sometimes perform some welding work, too. Photo by Adrin Snider/Daily Press