Joe Biden’s Revocation of Keystone XL Permit Draws Criticism from Labor Unions
Posted on AllSides January 28th, 2021
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President Joe Biden’s executive order to revoke the March 2019 Permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline project drew criticism from labor unions.
North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU), which championed Biden towards the end of his campaign, said Jan. 21 it is “deeply disappointed in the decision.”
“Environmental ideologies have now prevailed, and over a thousand union men and women have been terminated from employment on the project,” NABTU’s president Sean McGarvey said.
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