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Labor union warns offshore wind leasing pause risks thousands of U.S. jobs
Summary
Brent Booker of LiUNA told the Senate EPW committee that the administration's halt on offshore lease sales has disrupted projects and put thousands of construction and supply chain jobs at risk, citing a 1,184-megawatt project proposed by Ørsted as an example.
Brent Booker, general president of the Laborers’ International Union of North America, told the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee that the administration’s pause on offshore wind leasing has upended projects and cost union members jobs.
Booker, who described LiUNA as "a strong, proud, diverse union representing over 530,000 workers," said the offshore industry had been generating…
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