By A. Kim | February 9, 2021 | 5:19pm EST
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(CNS News) Despite 57% of union households supporting Joe Biden in the 2020 Presidential election, many of the largest workers’ unions in the United States have formally denounced the President’s action to terminate the Keystone XL pipeline.
By executive order, Biden halted construction of the multi-billion-dollar oil transportation system on Jan. 20, his first day in office. His action is estimated to cost 26,100 direct and indirect jobs, according to the U.S. State Department.
Consisting of 1.4 million members, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters is one of America’s largest unions. A statement released by the organization on Jan. 21 said, “The Teamsters strongly oppose yesterday’s decision, and we would urge the administration to reconsider it. This executive order doesn’t just affect U.S. Teamsters; it hurts our Canadian brothers and sisters as well who wo
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Should we be shocked? No. Joe Biden cannot help coal miners or workers on the Keystone Pipeline. The Environmental Left won’t allow it. These people think these jobs are in some way immoral, killing the planet, and, therefore, should die out. They don’t care about the workers or the families that will be left destitute. They don’t need to the folks who think this way are coastal elitists. The problem with the Democratic Party ethos is that people who don’t have college degrees or are part of the working class simply can t do something else, like make solar panels. John Kerry exposed his liberal elitism when he pretty much said that the people who lost their jobs were dumb, to begin with, but don’t worry solar energy will save them. How?
Doocy s question continued: But you said they will be getting green jobs. I’m just asking when that happens? he asked, noting a report compiled by the Laborers’ International Union of North America that found 1,000 union jobs on the pipeline project would immediately vanish .
This left netizens fuming as the concern wasn t ideally addressed. She is awful. Laughing or sneering at a politely phrased question stating the concerns of constituents is such poor form. As a side note the VP promised there would be mine reclamation jobs. This was seconded by another who wrote: She needs to respect the reporters who are simply doing their job.
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki sparred with Fox News White House Correspondent Peter Doocy on Monday after he pressed her to address expected job losses stemming from President Biden’s executive action to cancel the Keystone XL oil pipeline.
Press secretary Jen Psaki on Monday dodged a question from a reporter about when unemployed Keystone pipeline workers can expect new “green” employment.