Labor Agreement Reached at Newport News Shipbuilding
in a Retirement Account Contribution Plan. Medical benefits: Significant plan design changes were made to support lowering overall medical plan costs while securing health care premiums that will not considerably impact employee wage increases. The new contract secures access to the HII Family Health Center and Teladoc, a program that provides employees with access to board-certified physicians via telephone, mobile application or computer. Various wellness programs are now available, and the changes implement a discount for employees who attest to not smoking. Maintained management rights
Ingalls Shipbuilding Named Mississippi’s Healthiest Workplace
we care for our workforce.” The Mississippi Business Journal highlighted Ingalls’ health-related program called “Be Well.” The “Be Well” program has three health initiatives providing the basis for the company’s health and wellness. The HII Family Health Center, which celebrated its one-year anniversary on July 1, provides off-site healthcare to Ingalls’ employees and their dependents. It has a staffed wellness team to assist physicians in helping patients create and maintain a healthy lifestyle, including nutrition and overall health counseling
Ingalls Shipbuilding Named a ‘Fit-Friendly’ Worksite
; Ingalls is one of 21 Fit-Friendly Worksites in Mississippi and one of three Platinum Fit-Friendly Worksites on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Ingalls noted it received the American Heart Association's Community Innovation recognition for a number of initiatives, including opening the HII Family Health Center in Gautier and creating coloring books focused on healthy lifestyles. The books were distributed to children in the Jackson County area. Ingalls is one of 48 companies nationwide to receive the Community Innovation recognition. "We are very proud of the work we do here at Ingalls
