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Ørsted and North America’s Building Trades Unions sign Project Labor Agreement (PLA)
Official Press Release Ørsted:
North America’s Building Trades Unions and Ørsted Agree to Build an American Offshore Wind Energy Industry with American Labor
A first in the U.S., the National Offshore Wind Agreement sets industry on a course to build an equitable offshore workforce with family-sustaining careers
Today, North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) and Ørsted, the U.S. leader in offshore wind energy, announced a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) to construct the company’s U.S. offshore wind farms with an American union workforce. A first-of-its-kind in the United States, the National Offshore Wind Agreement (NOWA) sets the bar for working conditions and equity, injects hundreds of millions of dollars in middle-class wages into the American economy, creates apprenticeship and career opportunities for communities most impacted by environmental injustice, and ensures projects will be built with the... ... More: Official Press Release Ørsted
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