Steelworkers reach deal with Chinese on wind turbines

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Steelworkers reach deal with Chinese on wind turbines
Two Chinese manufacturers of wind turbines have a deal with the United Steelworkers to buy U.S.-made steel and components for a Texas wind energy project, along with not opposing attempts to unionize workers at American plants they will open, the union said Friday.
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Wind Farm Deal Assures Bigger U.S. Role
The United Steelworkers and its allies hoped the agreement would ease fears that American stimulus money was subsidizing Chinese companies.
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