Four major trade unions back Energy East oil pipeline citing job creation
OTTAWA — Four major trade unions have joined forces with TransCanada Corp. to push the proposed Energy East oil pipeline as a “nation-building” exercise.
The alliance, symbolized by a memorandum of understanding signed Thursday, gives the 4,600-kilometre pipeline from Alberta to New Brunswick a rare public relations boost after many months of public protests and highly publicized rejections.
“What we know is that there’s a silent majority of folks that understand the need for energy and understand the need to supply it responsibly,” TransCanada CEO Russ Girling said at a trade union training facility in suburban Ottawa.
“A portion of those folks are here today.”