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Energy Pipeline Workers Reap Cash Bonanza in Iowa
Des Moines area union crews on the Dakota Access pipeline labor 12 to 14 hour days to meet a winter completion goal. Base pay starts at 37.04 per hour with overtime per diem and benefits, with about 1 000 workers across Iowa and 4 000 planned overall. Proponents cite safer, cheaper oil delivery while opponents warn of fossil fuel investment and transient, high earnings.
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Clint Walker
Walker
234 International Union of Operating Engineers
Martensdale
Iowa
Boone
Dakota
Larry Rains
Laborers International Union
Rains
Des Moines
Union
Dakota Access
Michels Pipeline and
Precision Pipeline
Strategic Economics Group
Chad Carter
International Union of Operating Engineers Local 234
Carter
Earl Dick
Woodbine
Iowa Citizens For Community Improvement
Adam Mason
Florida
Des Moines Register
Baxter