LIUNA, the Laborers’ International Union of North America, said Monday that it has entered into a second agreement with the Virginia Community College System to train state residents for jobs related to a new pipeline project.
The agreement aims to put people to work on the Mountain Valley Pipeline project, which will distribute natural gas through pipelines running from West Virginia to Virginia. LIUNA said in a news release that as many as 2,400 skilled workers will be needed in Virginia for the project. Work is expected to begin this year and continue for about 18 months.
“Local residents will have the opportunity to learn skills leading to good construction careers, and the region will benefit both economically and environmentally from the benefits of clean natural gas,” Dennis Martire, vice president and mid-Atlantic regional manager of LIUNA, said in a statement.
