Phelan said it's hard to entice workers for hard jobs like welding when the pay is comparable to a job at a Buc-ees truck stop or a job at Amazon.
US Navy Secretary John Phelan said the shipbuilding industry needs to up its wages if it's going to attract and retain workers.
Phelan, like other Navy officials, experts, and leaders in the shipbuilding sector, has identified pay disparity as a majo... [3613 chars]