Navy Calling Up 1,600 Reservists to Fill in For Shipyard Workers Out for COVID-19

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Navy Calling Up 1,600 Reservists to Fill in For Shipyard Workers Out for COVID-19
By: Ben Werner
June 11, 2020 2:29 PM • Updated: June 12, 2020 11:45 AM
 

The Navy is activating 1,629 reservists to help reduce a carrier and submarine maintenance backlog at its public shipyards that is exacerbated by COVID-19, according to Naval Sea Systems Command.

Nearly a quarter of the production workforce at the Navy’s four public shipyards are unable to come in to work due to being deemed “high risk” for catching COVID-19, NAVSEA said in a news release. Virus mitigation efforts include expanded safety leave for those who are high risk, which keeps the workforce healthy but slows the rate of production at the yards.

The reservists sent to work at the shipyards will start arriving in July and will have one-year orders, which can be adjusted if needed. They are part of the Navy’s Surge Maintenance program, established in 2005, and will supplement current civilian shipyard staff. This is the SurgeMain program’s largest reservist mobilization.

https://news.usni.org/2020/06/11/navy-calling-up-1600-reservists-to-fill-in-for-shipyard-workers-out-for-covid-19

[rangerrebew]

My question is, do they get shipyard pay or military pay?  If it is military, the practice is more like slavery since military saves money and the companies make more money off the sweat of people who are forced to work for much lower wages.