US Rep. Garamendi, union workers call for passage of bill to revitalize shipbuilding

The Ships for America Act aims to revitalize an industry that once flourished in Vallejo, but has sagged over the years

by Thomas Hughes, Bay City News April 1, 2025March 31, 2025

International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) General Vice President of the Eastern Territory David Sullivan speaks at Mare Island Dry Dock, with (L) U.S. Rep. John Garamendi, D-Fairfield, and (R) Mare Island Dry Dock CEO Stephen DiLeo in Vallejo, Calif., on Friday, March 28, 2025. Sullivan called on Congress to pass the Ships for America Act, which would aim to revitalize the shipbuilding industry with financial incentives, workforce and facilities development, and taking on unfair competition from China. (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers via Bay City News)

Union workers and elected leaders have called for more investment in commercial shipbuilding in the United States at a press conference at Mare Island Dry Dock in Vallejo.

U.S. Rep. John Garamendi, D-Fairfield, called for the passage of a legislative package he introduced in the House of Representatives titled the Ships for America Act that aims to revitalize an industry that once flourished in Vallejo, but has sagged over the years.

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