Unions divided by Obama's refusal to pipeline

The world union may work together for the reelection of President Barack Obama, but their leaders try to repair the bitter divisions created by the opposition of the White House to build a pipeline from Canada to Texas that contribute to the creation of more than 20,000 jobs stakeholders, as their leaders.

The unions which are active workers would benefit from creating thousands of jobs in the Keystone XL pipeline construction are outraged with other unions that are not directly affected, joined environmental groups and activists opposed to the project.

The leaders of the AFL-CIO alliance hope to dispel the tensions in their annual executive meeting which begins Monday in Orlando, Florida.

The theme reflects a decades-old conflict between union leaders for whom the job creation is more important and more inclined to leftist causes in the environment and social issues.

After the White House blocked the construction of the pipeline in January, the Laborers union President Terry O'Sullivan said he was "repelled by some of our alleged brothers and sisters who have gone to the field of kills jobs as the Sierra Club and the Natural Resources Defense Council to destroy the lives of working men and women. "

His scathing criticism was directed at groups, the Transport Workers Union and Amalgamated Transit Union, for whom the possibility of an oil spill and environmental contamination is much more important than the benefit of creating jobs.

Several major unions, including the Communications Workers and the Automobile Workers, praised Obama and agreed with the government's arguments that the deadline set by the Republicans does not provide sufficient time to review the project, under study since 2008.

O'Sullivan was outraged at the prospect of trade unions, whose members had nothing to gain or lose from the project, public opposition to its construction while workers in the industry suffer unemployment at 17% and are desperate to find a employment, either.

The division made the AFL-CIO did not publicly take a position on the pipeline. Union leaders insist on solidarity and how calm the waters when the unions disagree.

"I think talking is always good," said union president of Communication Workers Larry Cohen. "We must treat with respect the differences. And you have to work hard for unity."