AFL-CIO Slams Stop-Work Order for Revolution Wind

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration ordering work to stop on the Revolution Wind energy project off the coast of Rhode Island, which has employed more than 1,000 union members to date:

The stop-work order on Revolution Wind is an outrage. This project is fully permitted and already 80% complete, thanks to the work of members of North America’s Building Trades Unions. It is poised to create hundreds of additional jobs while supplying much-needed energy to the region. Now, President Trump has issued an order requiring work on the project to stop, effectively kicking hundreds of union members out of jobs their families and communities were relying on. New England needs this energy to keep energy prices down for working families and supply manufacturing. The administration should reverse course immediately and allow the Revolution Wind project to proceed. 

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