Steelworkers, PACE vote to merge.(business & finance news)(Brief Article)

The United Steelworkers of America (USWA; Pittsburgh) and the Paper, Allied Industrial, Chemical, and Energy Workers International Union (PACE; Nashville) say their respective boards have voted to approve a merger of the two unions. The combination will create the largest industrial union in North America, with over 850,000 active members in over 8,000 bargaining units in the U.S., Canada, and the Caribbean.

"PACE members will have greater bargaining power, because this merger creates a larger union presence in our core industries and gives us more leverage at the bargaining table," says PACE president Boyd Young. "Once merged, our union will immediately be a major …