Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Proposed Pipeline Projects "Job Killers" for Canada: Union Leader


Pipelines "Job Killers" - Energy Workers Union Leader @ Defend Our Coast

by Damien Gillis - TheCanadian.org

Watch this powerhouse speech from Dave Coles, president of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union at the Defend Our Coast rally in Victoria explaining why his members are "diametrically opposed" to Tar Sands pipelines to BC's coast. A representative of the United Fishermen and Allied Workers echoed those concerns, citing the loss of fisheries jobs in Alaska following the Exxon Valdez oil spill. (3 min)


Damien Gillis is a Vancouver-based documentary filmmaker with a focus on environmental and social justice issues - especially relating to water, energy, and saving Canada's wild salmon.