Keystone XL Union Agreements Put Pressure on Pipeline Foe Biden
- TC Energy inks deals with four unions to build oil pipeline
- Biden vows to yank KXL permits while wooing blue-collar voters
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TC Energy Corp. has reached agreements with four labor unions to build the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline -- a move that could amplify political pressure on Joe Biden, who has threatened to rip up permits for the project even as he courts blue-collar workers.
The labor agreements being announced Tuesday help pave the way for 2,000 unionized workers to begin building some of the project’s 28 planned pump stations in the U.S. this fall -- even while TC Energy continues to seek other permits to begin constructing the pipeline itself -- according to Senior Vice President Richard Prior. TC Energy is already building the Canadian portion of Keystone XL, aiming to start shipping crude in 2023.