WASHINGTON POST • July 24, 2023
Maine Gov. Janet Mills has reached a compromise with labor unions on legislation to boost the state’s offshore wind industry, overcoming past disagreements that threatened to tank the measure. The deal comes as President Biden pitches offshore wind to union workers skeptical that it can deliver the same economic benefits as fossil fuels, especially in the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico. Mills last month vetoed a bill that required companies to use project labor agreements, or PLAs, when working on offshore wind ports. Rather than requiring PLAs, the measure would mandate a suite of labor standards for offshore wind development.