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Kirk said the union planned briefing the 12,000 workers in its collective bargaining union before they\u2019re asked to vote on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kirk also said the agreement includes pension improvements, a cap on health care costs union members pay and the first benefit involving domestic partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Newport News Shipbuilding spokesman Danny Hernandez confirmed the tentative agreement was reached Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn the coming week, we will post the tentative agreement terms, including wage, health care, and pension information to ensure all employees have a complete and accurate understanding of the agreement prior to the upcoming employee vote. Meanwhile, we are pleased that the union is continuing to honor all current contract terms and conditions and that we continue to meet our mission in building ships for the U.S. Navy,\u201d Hernandez said in a statement to Defense News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About 25,000 people work at Newport News Shipbuilding, which builds and refuels all the Navy\u2019s aircraft carriers and builds nuclear-powered submarines. A strike hasn\u2019t occurred at the shipbuilding yard since 1999, the newspaper said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The shipyard is critical to the Navy\u2019s top modernization program \u2014 the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine, according to the newspaper. 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