Enbridge Line 5

USW Members Plan Demonstration in Support of Continuation of Line 5

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Thursday, July 22, 2021
Toledo, Ohio, Navarre, Ohio, States of the United States

The event will take place at Navarre Park, not far from the Toledo Refining Company, which employs more than 300 members of USW Local 912 while supporting thousands more jobs in the surrounding community.

Key Points: 
  • The event will take place at Navarre Park, not far from the Toledo Refining Company, which employs more than 300 members of USW Local 912 while supporting thousands more jobs in the surrounding community.
  • The continued operation of Line 5 is crucial to the future of the refinery.
  • The Ohio State House and Senate both recently passed resolutions calling for Line 5 to continue operating.
  • "Line 5 is an essential part of our economic and environmental future," said USW Local 912 President Justin Donley.

Unifor welcomes Canada's intervention on eve of line 5 closure

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Tuesday, May 11, 2021
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b'CALGARY, AB, May 11, 2021 /CNW/ -Unifor is relieved the federal Minister of Natural Resources is intervening on the eve of tomorrow\'s deadline for Enbridge to shut down a key artery in the energy infrastructure between Canada and the U.S., providingvital energy needs for four provinces and four states.\n"The Governor of Michigan is recklessly messing with a critical piece of infrastructure that puts thousands of jobs at risk," said Jerry Dias, Unifor National President.

Key Points: 
  • b'CALGARY, AB, May 11, 2021 /CNW/ -Unifor is relieved the federal Minister of Natural Resources is intervening on the eve of tomorrow\'s deadline for Enbridge to shut down a key artery in the energy infrastructure between Canada and the U.S., providingvital energy needs for four provinces and four states.\n"The Governor of Michigan is recklessly messing with a critical piece of infrastructure that puts thousands of jobs at risk," said Jerry Dias, Unifor National President.
  • "We are in full support of the Canadian government filing a brief to try to continue mediation between Enbridge and the State of Michigan.
  • The repercussions would be felt as far away as Alberta and Saskatchewan , said Dias.\nDias points out that Enbridge\'s Great Lakes Tunnel Project, approved in 2018, will reroute Line 5 underneath the lakebed of Michigan\'s Straits of Mackinac, virtually eliminating the threat of a pipeline incident.\nUnifor is Canada\'s largest union in the private sector, representing 315,000 workers in every major area of the economy.
  • The union advocates for all working people and their rights, fights for equality and social justice in Canada and abroad, and strives to create progressive change for a better future.\n'

USW Lauds Ohio House Passage of H.R. 13, Calls for Continued Operation of Enbridge Line 5

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Thursday, March 25, 2021
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TOLEDO, Ohio, March 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The United Steelworkers (USW) union today commended the Ohio House of Representatives' passage of H.R.

Key Points: 
  • TOLEDO, Ohio, March 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The United Steelworkers (USW) union today commended the Ohio House of Representatives' passage of H.R.
  • Gretchen Whitmer to help maintain economic stability across the Midwest by allowing Enbridge Line 5 to continue operating.
  • 13 calls for Whitmer to reconsider this decision until the planned tunnel and replacement line can be permitted and completed.
  • "The futures of hundreds of USW members and their communities hang in the balance in this decision," said USW District 1 Director Donnie Blatt.

Shutting Down Enbridge's Line 5 will be devastating for Eastern Ontario

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Friday, February 12, 2021
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In November 2019, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer moved to revoke an easement that allows for the ongoing Enbridge Line 5 operations.

Key Points: 
  • In November 2019, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer moved to revoke an easement that allows for the ongoing Enbridge Line 5 operations.
  • The line is a critical energy artery for Ontario- its shutdown will have devastating effects on the provincial economy causing fuel shortages,increasing energy costs and creating massive job losses across the province.
  • Currently line 5 supplies about 45% of the petroleum refined in Ontario and Quebec.Ontario receives 540,000 barrels a day that is processed into gasoline, diesel and propane.
  • The St Lawrence Corridor Economic Development Commission is a collaboration of municipalities and business leaders from across Eastern Ontario.

Enbridge files in Federal Court to block Michigan's illegal actions against Line 5

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Tuesday, November 24, 2020
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The attempt to shut down Line 5 interferes with the comprehensive federal regulation of pipeline safety and burdens interstate and foreign commerce in clear violation of federal law and the US Constitution.

Key Points: 
  • The attempt to shut down Line 5 interferes with the comprehensive federal regulation of pipeline safety and burdens interstate and foreign commerce in clear violation of federal law and the US Constitution.
  • Enbridge is also today moving the complaint filed by the State against Line 5 on November 13 in Michigan state court to the Federal Court.
  • A federal agency, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), is Enbridge's safety regulator, not the State of Michigan.
  • By contrast, Enbridge continues to live up to all its obligations under its agreements with the State of Michigan.

Enbridge Statement on Future of Line 5 in Michigan

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Thursday, May 30, 2019
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Enbridge takes its responsibility to deliver vital products to Michigan communities and customers seriously, and is prepared to invest $500 million to build this tunnel solution.

Key Points: 
  • Enbridge takes its responsibility to deliver vital products to Michigan communities and customers seriously, and is prepared to invest $500 million to build this tunnel solution.
  • Line 5 is safe and critical to Michigan and we therefore continue to operate it.
  • Line 5 supplies Michigan and regional refineries that provide Michigan with various fuels that Michigan residents rely on in their day-to-day lives.
  • Enbridge agrees to explore future agreements to construct an underground tunnel to replace the Straits section of Line 5.