Building & Construction Trades Department

The singular goal of this bill is to delay and ultimately prevent union representation elections. Its aim is to deny workers the opportunity for a voice at work.

Approval of this project by the Administration would have been a lifeline for thousands of American workers.  This delay may mean that the project will not go forward and thousands of jobs will be lost in the U.S. construction industry which continues to suffer unemployment rates approaching twice the national average.

The resounding victory tonight by Kentucky's Democratic Governor Steve Beshear sends a compelling message to politicians all across the United States.

Throughout America's Heartland, the Keystone Pipeline represents the prospect for 20,000 immediate jobs; and as many as 500,000 indirect jobs via a strong economic multiplier effect.