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By Doug Cunningham

In a bid to deal globally with multinational corporations, the British union Unite says details are complete on a merger with the United Steel Workers. The merger has long been in the works. Unite has two million members, primarily in British transport, the public sector and energy. The USW represents 850,000 workers in the U.S. and Canada. Unite says details on the merger deal have been worked out, with the finishing touches done in a meeting last week. Economic globalization is hurting both unions. So to counteract the damage done by global corporations, the two unions are merging into a global force. An announcement is expected on the merger at the United Steel Workers June convention in Las Vegas.