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The United Association of Union Plumbers and Pipefitters (UA) reacted on Thursday to recent news reports, which show President Joe Biden is far ahead of his predecessor in approving projects on public lands that are putting UA members to work. The union lauded the fact that in Biden’s first year in office, UA members put in 6.6 million work hours in the pipeline industry—1.4 million more hours than the year before.
“President Biden knows our energy future can only be built with an all-of-the-above energy approach. We’ve already seen UA man-hours in the pipeline industry increase in his first year alone—and we’re poised to grow our market share even more as a streamlined permitting process and increased infrastructure funding mean more projects for our members,” said UA Director of Pipeline and Gas Distribution Chad Gilbert.