Keystone XL Announces Project Labor Agreement with Four U.S. Unions
August 05 2020 - 9:30AM
Media Advisory – TC Energy Corporation (TSX, NYSE: TRP) (TC Energy)
announced today that Keystone XL has reached a project labor
agreement (PLA) with four leading U.S. labor unions that will
inject hundreds of millions of dollars in middle-class wages into
the American economy, while ensuring this pipeline will be built by
the highest-skilled and highest-trained workforce.
TC Energy is also working with labor to establish a unique Green
Jobs Training Program to help union members acquire the specific
skills needed to work in the developing renewable energy sector.
The company will contribute approximately $10 million, recognizing
the 10 million-plus hours anticipated to be worked on Keystone XL
by union workers, to establish new training courses for current and
future union members in North America.
“We are proud to partner with these union trades and craft
workers to ensure this pipeline will be built by qualified
professionals with specialized skills to the highest safety and
quality standards,” said Richard Prior, President of Keystone XL.
“We are especially proud of the new Green Jobs Training Program,
which is an investment in thousands of current and future union
workers.”
The four unions that are part of the PLA include the Laborers
International Union of North America (LiUNA), the International
Brotherhood of Teamsters, the International Union of Operating
Engineers, and the United Association of Union Plumbers and
Pipefitters. Each union is respected throughout the energy industry
for their commitment to safety and quality.
“We’re proud to reach today’s agreement with TC Energy that will
put UA members to work on this project, bringing safe and efficient
energy to American families,” said Mark McManus, General President
of the United Association of Union Plumbers and Pipefitters (UA).
“This project will bring good paying jobs to our members, all while
keeping energy costs low and delivering a boost to local
communities and their economies. We’re ready to get to work.”
Project construction will support the creation of 42,000
family-sustaining jobs in the U.S, including more than 10,000
high-paying construction jobs that will be filled primarily by
union workers. Keystone XL pipeline construction will generate $2
billion in earnings for U.S. workers, according to the 2014 Final
Environmental Impact Statement done by the U.S. State
Department.
“Unions working in the pipeline industry, like the Operating
Engineers, pride themselves on achieving the highest level of
technical training and safety to earn opportunities to build
projects like Keystone XL,” said James T. Callahan, General
President of the International Union of Operating Engineers. “When
our members build and maintain pipelines, they are built right,
built safe, and built to last. North America is in desperate need
of more modern, safe and efficient energy infrastructure. Operating
Engineers will continue to provide the most advanced training in
the industry to ensure that these projects are built to the highest
safety and environmental standards by the most skilled workforce
possible.”
The agreement also underscores TC Energy’s commitment to hire as
many local workers as possible, including Indigenous workers. Under
the agreement, the unions will hire a tribal consultant to serve as
a liaison, reaching out with job fairs and open houses to identify
and support Indigenous members seeking to work on this project.
“The Keystone XL pipeline project will put thousands of
Americans, including Teamsters, to work in good union jobs that
will support working families,” said Jim Hoffa, Teamsters General
President. “We believe in supporting projects which prioritize the
creation of good jobs through much-needed infrastructure
development.”
Keystone XL will create jobs and energy security in North
America, by ensuring a reliable source of crude oil to the United
States. Construction of Keystone XL will inject approximately $3.4
billion into the U.S. GDP. Once complete, Keystone XL will continue
to contribute to the local economy, adding approximately $55
million in property taxes to local communities in Montana, South
Dakota and Nebraska during the first year of operation.
For additional information on the project, visit
Keystone-XL.com
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