Nassau Suffolk Building Trades Council

We will stand up for our members, our apprentices, and our communities — and we will not accept our jobs being sacrificed for politics.

Long Island already suffers from some of the highest energy costs in the country. Offshore wind offered local power, long-term union jobs, and economic stability. Instead, these communities are being punished for stepping up and saying yes to responsible development.

Organized labor has always supported an all-of-the-above energy strategy. Offshore wind is not anti-worker — it is the work. Shutting these projects down hands opportunity to overseas competitors while New York workers are told to go home.

This shutdown does nothing to lower electric bills, improve reliability, or protect American energy security. What it does do is kill union jobs, strand billions in private investment, and tell working people their livelihoods are expendable when it suits a political narrative.

President Trump’s decision to shut down five offshore wind projects is a direct assault on New York’s union workforce and a betrayal of Long Island communities that were promised real jobs and real investment. This is not leadership on display — it is clearly economic sabotage.

Economic benefits for both Long Island and the Metropolitan Area. libn.com/2025/11/10/new…

Thousands of Union Jobs with Long Island's Building and Construction Trades. libn.com/2025/11/10/new…

Above all approach on energy, reducing the dependency on liquid fossil fuels. libn.com/2025/11/10/new…

Supportive of Governor Hochul for advancing the NESE Gas Pipeline Project. libn.com/2025/11/10/new…

NESE Gas Pipeline libn.com/2025/11/10/new…

In March, Siena College found that 81% of New Yorkers agree that NY State should focus on both reducing costs and protecting the environment by using a combination of fossil fuels and renewable energy.

Nothing happens on Long Island without firm, reliable sources of affordable power. While electricity demand is predicted to grow by 2x in N.Y. over the next two decades, we aren’t adding enough new energy generation to meet these projections.

New York State will need natural gas for electric generation, to heat homes, and for commercial and industrial uses. Electrification has its place, but the concept that electricity could solely replace gas is a noble concept, but has never been a reality.

We must adopt an “all-of-the-above" energy generation approach and smartly weigh the benefits of new energy projects. Fast forward to tomorrow and allow the state to engage all energy options that will help us achieve these goals and reach our shared goals.

The ongoing affordability crisis continues to take a toll on Long Islanders, and we need the power to combat that crisis. Reliable energy is critical to ensuring future opportunities. To both meet the ever-growing demand for power and reach the state’s climate targets

The PSC makes clear that our economy can't grow without added natural gas supply from the NESE pipeline. The NESE pipeline will create thousands of good-paying union careers with family sustaining wages. - Matthew Aracich

On behalf of the 65,000 tradeswomen and tradesmen I represent in the Building and Construction Trades on Long Island, I applaud the PSC's decision on National Grid's Long-Term Plan.

President Aracich proudly spoke in support of the SEQRA process for @SandsNewYork. This project represents a generation defining economic benefit that leverages green technology to reduce the environmental impact by lowering the carbon footprint.