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Labor union seeks council support over Northern Natural Gas contractor hiring; council refers resolution to staff

5533490 · August 5, 2025
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Summary

A LiUNA representative asked the council to adopt a resolution urging Northern Natural Gas to hire local union labor for pipeline work; the committee moved the draft resolution to staff for review and possible consideration at next Tuesday’s council meeting.

Patrick O'Connell, representing the Laborers' International Union of North America (LiUNA), asked the council on Aug. 5 to consider a resolution urging Northern Natural Gas to hire local workers for pipeline maintenance and construction. O'Connell said Northern Natural Gas selected a nonlocal contractor from Oklahoma that used crews…

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