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Biden Infrastructure Plan Aims To Please Both Labor And Environmentalists
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Biden Infrastructure Plan Aims To Please Both Labor And Environmentalists
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Then presidential candidate Mr. Biden promised to cancel the pipeline. Last year, Mr. Biden doubled down on the promise: “I’ve been against Keystone from the beginning. It is tar sands that we don’t need – that in fact is very, very high pollutant,” he said. “We’re gonna transition gradually to get to a clean economy.”
There wasn’t any doubt, either, that labor leaders saw the pipeline as a major jobs producer. More than nine years ago – on January 18, 2012, to be specific – Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA) General President Terry O’Sullivan responded to the Obama-Biden Administration’s decision to shut down the pipeline by calling the decision “politics at its worst,” and going on to say, “The score is Job-Killers, two; American workers, zero.”
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Though President Joe Biden campaigned on his strong union support, his administration has not backed them consistently and has adopted policies that have upset leaders of some of the largest in the country.
Biden pledged throughout his campaign that he would scrap the Keystone XL pipeline if elected. But trade and pipefitter unions where nonetheless angered when the president followed through.
Conversely, his administration has sided with teachers unions, some of which have refused to revert to in-person learning despite recent studies that show it is safe if proper precautions are followed.
Additionally, environmental groups donated far more to Biden’s campaign and its affiliated PACs than unions central to the pipeline’s construction and operation. Teachers unions similarly shelled out significantly more cash to Biden’s campaign than those related to Keystone.