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The Shipyard is saved -- but, what does the FUTURE hold? More on that -- and the proud history of the naval yard. Right Now: on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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Hello. I'm Beth Carroll. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. With the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard "surviving" yet another round of base closures -- thoughts now turn to it's "long-term" future. The news that allowed the shipyard to move forward came on August 24-th -- when the Base Realignment and Closure Commission voted to keep the Shipyard open!! Hundreds gathered outside the gates of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard to cheer. after BRAC members voted to remove the yard from the Pentagon's list of recommended closures. The 7-to-1 vote came after months of intense rallying by workers, community leaders and politicans from both Maine and New Hampshire. The vote saved more than 45-hundred jobs. This marks the third time the Shipyard has dodged a fatal bullet. |
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Many of the arguments made in favor of saving the shipyard focused on the unique quality of its workforce and the pride they take in being what BRAC Commissioner Anthony Principi called "the gold standard" of the nation's shipyards. The workers also take pride in the traditions and long history of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. As Richard Ager tells us, that heritage goes back more than 200 years. |
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How DID the shipyard "Beat the Odds"? And, what lies ahead for the Portsmouth yard as the Navy's submarine fleet dwindles? Here to talk about that: Retired Shipyard Commander, Captain William McDonough, Paul O'Connor, the President of the Metal Trades Council at the Shipyard, Dick Ingram, President of the Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce and Ross Gittell, Professor of Management with the UNH Whittemore School of Business & Economics Welcome to all of you. Q The now-completed BRAC list has been sent to President Bush -- who must ACCEPT or REJECT it. by September 8th. CAPT MCDONOUGH: Any news on the status of that list? BETH: ** President has indicated he would ACCEPT what he receives from the commission. Congress given chance to VETO plan.but hasn't done that in the past 4 rounds. Q PAUL O" CONNOR: So much has been made of the WORKFORCE-- and their ROLE in the decision to SPARE the yard. The BRAC chairman called Portsmouth: ".the pre-eiminent naval shipyard in the nation. a model for labor/management relations." How is it the Portsmouth shipyard differs from OTHER yards in terms of labor/mgmt relations? ** Certainly a collective SIGH OF RELIEF.but do you worry that workers might start to look elsewhere realizing a job at the shipyard is still iffy??? Q DICK INGRAM: We heard a lot of gloom and doom when talking about the closure scenario.What does the SURVIVAL of the SHIPYARD mean to the local economic engine? Q ROSS GITTELL: Let's look at the BIG picture. The yard was Saved THIS time -- but, what about the NEXT round? Won't it be just as vulnerable down the road? Q CAPT MCDONOUGH/ PAUL O'CONNOR: Some have criticized the state's Politicians for being "Re-ACTIVE".not PRO-active when it comes to the viability of the shipyard. The Navy is building FEWER subs ---there will be LESS work for the yard in coming yrs. How will it survive? Q Keeping the bases open --doesn't guarantee new SUBS will be built. How do you CONVINCE the Pentagon and Congress to build TWO subs a year, instead of one. Q What needs to be done to secure the needed WORKLOAD? Q ROSS GITTELL/DICK INGRAM: Some call the Preservation of the shipyard: a WAKE-UP call to further DIVERSIFY the Economy so the are isn't so dependent on one LARGE employer. Q PAUL O'CONNOR/CAPT MCDONOUGH: Is this a close call that shouldn't be IGNORED? Q should efforts be going on now to aggressively SEEK new contracts for the yard? Q What about working in tandem with PEASE on projects like the AIRBUS contract for building commerical jets. PAUL O'CONNOR: What about RETRAINING the workforce for opportunties in the future? Q Governor Lynch says: "The NEXT step is to ensure the Dept of Defense recognizes the VALUE of the shipyard.and gives it the appropriate amount of work. How do you DO THAT? Q There's a push to provide regular funding for the Seacoast Shipyard Association. maybe 75-thousand a year to hi-lite the VALUE of the shipyard. Q If you were to look at the anatomy of the Decision --What MADE the difference? How KEY was community involvement. Q DICK INGRAM/ ROSS GITTELL: Any LESSONS learned? Q It's been called a defining Day for NH -- one of those moments you remember where you were when the news came down.true? Q CAPT MCDONOUGH: When does the NEXT BRAC list come out? Have we just bought a little time -- or does the future look bright? *Capt. Bill McDonough *Dick Ingram *Ross Gittell *Paul O'Connor |
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the shipyard will soon run out of Los Angeles-class submarine refueling jobs, because the second half of submarines produced in that class were made with “lifetime” reactors that would last however long the boat was in service. In the 1970s, the base turned to repairing, refueling and overhauling nuclear-powered attack submarines. The Navy has scaled back that fleet from a Cold War peak of 98 to 54 today _ and it is continuing to shrink. The shrinking workload for the four Naval shipyards is the main reason Navy officials decided to close the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, a senior officer said. Portsmouth specializes in servicing Los-Angeles class submarines, a mid-sized attack submarine first deployed in 1976 that now forms the backbone of the Navy's attack submarine fleet – out of 55 attack subs currently deployed, 53 are Los Angeles-class. According to Cote, with its license to service nuclear subs and its expertise in the Los Angeles-class submarines, the Portsmouth shipyard is a “niche” facility that should be relatively safe so long as there are nuclear subs to service. He admitted that the base was probably not receiving a full workload, but discounted the importance of that, saying, “If there's some kind of surge requirement, it's good to have a bit of leeway.” ** The main danger Portsmouth faces is its diminishing workload. According to McDonough, the shipyard association president, the shipyard will soon run out of Los Angeles-class submarine refueling jobs, because the second half of submarines produced in that class were made with “lifetime” reactors that would last however long the boat was in service. Once the refueling jobs are gone, the shipyard will still have routine maintenance and overhauls to perform, but its workload would be diminished. “The workload is going down, we become increasingly vulnerable |
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The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard played a key role in the signing of the Treaty of Portsmouth a century ago --September 5th 1905. Negotiations to end the war between Russia and Japan were conducted at the Shipyard. On Labor Day, a celebration was held at the shipyard to commemorate the signing of the treaty. We leave you with highlights from the event-- which included a tree planting and a 19-gun salute. I'm Beth Carroll. Thanks for watching. We'll see you next time. |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook: The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard will remain open but what's next for the yard? Details tonight at 10:00 only on New Hampshire Public Television. ============================================ Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook: The dropout problem from the persepctive of local high school students. How to help keep at risk students in school tonight at 10 only on New Hampshire Public Television. |
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CONCORD, N.H. - Congressman Jeb Bradley says now that the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard has been saved, supporters must work to make sure the Navy continues sending subs there for repair work. The yard performs routine maintenance on nuclear subs and does repair work. Bradley says he now will work hard to ensure that the Navy keeps work in Portsmouth and does not send it to other yards. *** It's being called "a sweet victory" by one New England senator. A federal commission has overruled the Pentagon and voted to keep open the Navy's submarine base in New London, Connecticut -- along with the Portsmouth shipyard in Maine. New Hampshire Senator Judd Gregg was among lawmakers who pushed to save the Portsmouth base. The facility and the Connecticut submarine base are major economic engines in New England. The commission also reversed Pentagon recommendations on closing some major facilities in California, Texas and Louisiana. But it sided with the Defense Department in voting to shut down several large Army and Navy installations, along with hundreds of reserve and National Guard facilities. Today's votes are the first in a series of actions before the commission passes on its final report next month to President Bush. He can then make his own changes. Congress will for the first time also have a chance to reject the plan. BASE CLOSINGS-BRUNSWICK NEW: Commission votes to close Maine's Brunswick Navy station BRUNSWICK, Maine - The celebratory mood elsewhere in New England isn't being shared in Brunswick, Maine. A federal commission has voted to shut down the Brunswick Naval Air Station. That was a more severe action than recommended by the Pentagon, which wanted to scale back the base but keep it open. The decision came the same day the commission overruled the Pentagon in keeping open key installations in Kittery, Maine, and New London, Connecticut. The Brunswick base is New England's last active duty military airfield. Supporters had argued closing the base would leave the region shorthanded in homeland defense. One panel member says New England has other bases that could be used to accommodate aircraft. The closing will wipe out more than four-thousand jobs. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 09/6/05 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 2:30 minutes The Shipyard is saved, but what does the future hold? More on that and the proud history of the naval yard. Right now. On New Hampshire Outlook. Hello. I'm Beth Carroll. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. With the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard surviving yet another round of base closures, thoughts now turn to it's long-term future. The news that allowed the shipyard to move forward came on August 24th when the Base Realignment and Closure Commission voted to keep the Shipyard open!! Hundreds gathered outside the gates of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard to cheer after BRAC members voted to remove the yard from the Pentagon's list of recommended closures. The 7-to-1 vote came after months of intense rallying by workers, community leaders and politicans from both Maine and New Hampshire. The vote saved more than 45-hundred jobs. This marks the third time the Shipyard has dodged a fatal bullet. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Beth Carroll NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: John Joyal\Shipyard Employee, Gov. John Lynch\ New Hampshire, Sen. Judd Gregg\ New Hampshire |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 09/6/05 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 2:30 minutes The Shipyard is saved, but what does the future hold? More on that and the proud history of the naval yard. Right now. On New Hampshire Outlook. Hello. I'm Beth Carroll. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. With the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard surviving yet another round of base closures, thoughts now turn to it's long-term future. The news that allowed the shipyard to move forward came on August 24th when the Base Realignment and Closure Commission voted to keep the Shipyard open!! Hundreds gathered outside the gates of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard to cheer after BRAC members voted to remove the yard from the Pentagon's list of recommended closures. The 7-to-1 vote came after months of intense rallying by workers, community leaders and politicans from both Maine and New Hampshire. The vote saved more than 45-hundred jobs. This marks the third time the Shipyard has dodged a fatal bullet. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Beth Carroll NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: John Joyal\Shipyard Employee, Gov. John Lynch\ New Hampshire, Sen. Judd Gregg\ New Hampshire |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 09/6/05 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 4:10 minutes The Shipyard is saved, but what does the future hold? More on that and the proud history of the naval yard. Right now. On New Hampshire Outlook. Many of the arguments made in favor of saving the shipyard focused on the unique quality of its workforce and the pride they take in being what BRAC Commissioner Anthony Principi called "the gold standard" of the nation's shipyards. The workers also take pride in the traditions and long history of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. As Richard Ager tells us, that heritage goes back more than 200 years. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Richard Ager NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 09/6/05 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 4:10 minutes The Shipyard is saved, but what does the future hold? More on that and the proud history of the naval yard. Right now. On New Hampshire Outlook. Many of the arguments made in favor of saving the shipyard focused on the unique quality of its workforce and the pride they take in being what BRAC Commissioner Anthony Principi called "the gold standard" of the nation's shipyards. The workers also take pride in the traditions and long history of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. As Richard Ager tells us, that heritage goes back more than 200 years. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Richard Ager NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 09/6/05 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 17:40 minutes The Shipyard is saved, but what does the future hold? More on that and the proud history of the naval yard. Right now. On New Hampshire Outlook. How did the shipyard "Beat the Odds"? And, what lies ahead for the Portsmouth yard as the Navy's submarine fleet dwindles? Here to talk about that: Retired Shipyard Commander, Captain William McDonough, Paul O'Connor, the President of the Metal Trades Council at the Shipyard, Dick Ingram, President of the Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce and Ross Gittell, Professor of Management with the UNH Whittemore School of Business & Economics. Welcome to all of you. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Beth Carroll NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Capt. William McDonough \Former Shipyard Commander, Capt. William McDonough\Seacoast Shipyard Association, Paul O'Connor\President, Shipyard Metal Trades Council, Dick Ingram\President, Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce, Ross Gittell\Professor of Management, Ross Gittell\UNH Whittemore School of Business & Economics |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 09/6/05 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 17:40 minutes The Shipyard is saved, but what does the future hold? More on that and the proud history of the naval yard. Right now. On New Hampshire Outlook. How did the shipyard "Beat the Odds"? And, what lies ahead for the Portsmouth yard as the Navy's submarine fleet dwindles? Here to talk about that: Retired Shipyard Commander, Captain William McDonough, Paul O'Connor, the President of the Metal Trades Council at the Shipyard, Dick Ingram, President of the Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce and Ross Gittell, Professor of Management with the UNH Whittemore School of Business & Economics. Welcome to all of you. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Beth Carroll NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Capt. William McDonough \Former Shipyard Commander, Capt. William McDonough\Seacoast Shipyard Association, Paul O'Connor\President, Shipyard Metal Trades Council, Dick Ingram\President, Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce, Ross Gittell\Professor of Management, Ross Gittell\UNH Whittemore School of Business & Economics |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 09/6/05 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 17:40 minutes The Shipyard is saved, but what does the future hold? More on that and the proud history of the naval yard. Right now. On New Hampshire Outlook. How did the shipyard "Beat the Odds"? And, what lies ahead for the Portsmouth yard as the Navy's submarine fleet dwindles? Here to talk about that: Retired Shipyard Commander, Captain William McDonough, Paul O'Connor, the President of the Metal Trades Council at the Shipyard, Dick Ingram, President of the Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce and Ross Gittell, Professor of Management with the UNH Whittemore School of Business & Economics. Welcome to all of you. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Beth Carroll NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Capt. William McDonough \Former Shipyard Commander, Capt. William McDonough\Seacoast Shipyard Association, Paul O'Connor\President, Shipyard Metal Trades Council, Dick Ingram\President, Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce, Ross Gittell\Professor of Management, Ross Gittell\UNH Whittemore School of Business & Economics |
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State troopers, firefighters joining Katrina response dewman CONCORD, N.H. - Some New Hampshire state troopers and firefighters from several communities are joining the response to Hurricane Katrina. Governor John Lynch is sending eight state troopers and four cruisers to Louisiana and Mississippi. Firefighters from several communities also are headed south. They include four from Concord and nine from Manchester. About 500 members of the New Hampshire National Guard already are in the south. HAMPTON FALLS, N.H. - Democrats who gathered for a fundraiser in Hampton Falls during the weekend criticized the president and the federal government's response to Hurricane Katrina. Speakers said the hurricane may be a defining moment for the country, and not necessarily a good one for the Bush administration and Republicans. Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack, who spoke to the gathering by phone, said the controlling philosophy in Washington is to dismiss community and place all the responsibility on the individual. He said it's better to have both. Vilsack was supposed to be at the event, but he stayed in Iowa to coordinate emergency housing for hurricane victims being moved to his state. |
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